"bawaba" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-bawaba.flac [Kenya] Forms: bawaba [plural]
Etymology: bawabu (“porter”) + -a or from dialectal Arabic بَوَّابَة (bawwāba, “gate”). Etymology templates: {{suf|sw|bawabu|-a|t1=porter}} bawabu (“porter”) + -a, {{bor|sw|ar|بَوَّابَة|t=gate}} Arabic بَوَّابَة (bawwāba, “gate”) Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} bawaba, {{sw-noun|n}} bawaba (n class, plural bawaba)
  1. hinge Tags: class-10, class-9
    Sense id: en-bawaba-sw-noun-dwbDyU1f Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili terms suffixed with -a

Download JSON data for bawaba meaning in Swahili (1.4kB)

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