"mpiga" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-mpiga.flac [Kenya] Forms: wapiga [plural]
Etymology: From m- + -piga (“to hit”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|sw|m-|piga|alt2=-piga|gloss2=to hit}} m- + -piga (“to hit”) Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} mpiga, {{sw-noun|m-wa}} mpiga (m-wa class, plural wapiga)
  1. Used to make words for people based on another noun. Tags: class-1, class-2 Derived forms: mpiga kura (english: voter), mpiga picha (english: photographer) Related terms: upigaji
    Sense id: en-mpiga-sw-noun--eE~vR86 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili terms prefixed with m-

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for mpiga meaning in All languages combined (1.5kB)

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