"mtawala" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-mtawala.flac [Kenya] Forms: watawala [plural]
Etymology: From m- + -tawala (“to rule, to reign”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|sw|m|tawala|alt2=-tawala|gloss2=to rule, to reign}} m- + -tawala (“to rule, to reign”) Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} mtawala, {{sw-noun|wa}} mtawala (m-wa class, plural watawala)
  1. ruler (person who rules or governs) Tags: class-1, class-2 Synonyms: kiongozi
    Sense id: en-mtawala-sw-noun-5awLBdW9 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili terms prefixed with m- Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Swahili terms prefixed with m-: 68 32
  2. administrator Tags: class-1, class-2
    Sense id: en-mtawala-sw-noun-QZTRcG7R Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 54 46

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for mtawala meaning in All languages combined (1.8kB)

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