"baa" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-baa.flac Forms: mabaa [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic بِغَاء (biḡāʔ). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|ar|بِغَاء}} Borrowed from Arabic بِغَاء (biḡāʔ), {{root|sw|ar|ب غ ي}} Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} baa, {{sw-noun|ma}} baa (ma class, plural mabaa)
  1. evil, plague Tags: class-5, class-6
    Sense id: en-baa-sw-noun-bEpzF1y8 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 47 26 27
  2. danger, misfortune Tags: class-5, class-6
    Sense id: en-baa-sw-noun-yvxpX7Kw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-baa.flac Forms: baa [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English bar. Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|en|bar}} Borrowed from English bar Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} baa, {{sw-noun|n}} baa (n class, plural baa)
  1. a bar (social pub for alcoholic drinks) Tags: class-10, class-9
    Sense id: en-baa-sw-noun-~z4dZKJb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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