"boma" meaning in Chichewa

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɓo.ma/ Forms: maboma [class-6, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Swahili boma (“enclosure, military or police outpost”). Etymology templates: {{bor|ny|sw|boma||enclosure, military or police outpost}} Swahili boma (“enclosure, military or police outpost”) Head templates: {{ny-noun|boma|5}} boma class 5 (plural maboma class 6)
  1. government Tags: class-5 Categories (topical): Government
    Sense id: en-boma-ny-noun-q16eN2-V Disambiguation of Government: 84 16 0
  2. government office or building, or zone where such buildings are located Tags: class-5
    Sense id: en-boma-ny-noun-6yTH4h05 Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 5 84 11
  3. one of the districts of Malawi Tags: class-5
    Sense id: en-boma-ny-noun-m~1xsVch

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for boma meaning in Chichewa (1.5kB)

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    "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Chichewa terms with redundant head parameter",
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