"bafu" meaning in Swahili

See bafu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-bafu.flac Forms: bafu [canonical], bafu [plural], mabafu [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English bath. Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|en|bath}} Borrowed from English bath Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} bafu, {{sw-noun|n}} bafu (n class, plural bafu), {{head|sw|noun|head=}} bafu, {{sw-noun|ma}} bafu (ma class, plural mabafu)
  1. bath, bathtub Tags: class-10, class-5, class-6, class-9 Categories (topical): Bathing
    Sense id: en-bafu-sw-noun-wAmkhlqs Disambiguation of Bathing: 89 11 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. bathroom Tags: class-10, class-5, class-6, class-9 Synonyms: msala
    Sense id: en-bafu-sw-noun-NIZXfNkF Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "bath"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from English bath",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English bath.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bafu",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bafu",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mabafu",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": ""
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "bafu (n class, plural bafu)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "bafu",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ma"
      },
      "expansion": "bafu (ma class, plural mabafu)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "89 11",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sw",
          "name": "Bathing",
          "orig": "sw:Bathing",
          "parents": [
            "Cleaning",
            "Hygiene",
            "Home",
            "Health",
            "Society",
            "Body",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bath, bathtub"
      ],
      "id": "en-bafu-sw-noun-wAmkhlqs",
      "links": [
        [
          "bath",
          "bath"
        ],
        [
          "bathtub",
          "bathtub"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
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          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        "bathroom"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "bathroom",
          "bathroom"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "msala"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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    }
  ],
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  ],
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{
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    "Pages with entries",
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    "Swahili lemmas",
    "Swahili ma class nouns",
    "Swahili n class nouns",
    "Swahili nouns",
    "Swahili terms borrowed from English",
    "Swahili terms derived from English",
    "sw:Bathing"
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "en",
        "3": "bath"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from English bath",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English bath.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bafu",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bafu",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mabafu",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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        "1": "sw",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "bafu",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "bafu (n class, plural bafu)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "bafu",
      "name": "head"
    },
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        "bath, bathtub"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bath",
          "bath"
        ],
        [
          "bathtub",
          "bathtub"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bathroom"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bathroom",
          "bathroom"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "msala"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-5",
        "class-6",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-bafu.flac",
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    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "sw:bafu"
  ],
  "word": "bafu"
}

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