"balungi" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-balungi.flac Forms: balungi class V [canonical], mabalungi class VI [plural]
Etymology: From Persian بالنگ (bâlang). Etymology templates: {{der|sw|fa|بادرنگ|بالنگ|tr=bâlang}} Persian بالنگ (bâlang) Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma}} balungi class V (plural mabalungi class VI)
  1. grapefruit Derived forms: mbalungi

Inflected forms

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