"beberu" meaning in Swahili

See beberu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-beberu.flac Forms: beberu class V [canonical], mabeberu class VI [plural]
Etymology: Suggested to be from Hindi बरबरी (barabrī, “Barbary goat”), although it may simply be imitative. Etymology templates: {{bor|sw|hi|बरबरी||Barbary goat}} Hindi बरबरी (barabrī, “Barbary goat”) Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma}} beberu class V (plural mabeberu class VI)
  1. billy goat
    Sense id: en-beberu-sw-noun-1TPLy7dZ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Goats, Male animals Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Goats: 88 12 Disambiguation of Male animals: 47 53
  2. imperialist
    Sense id: en-beberu-sw-noun-brDXIc79 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Imperialism, Male animals Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of Imperialism: 6 94 Disambiguation of Male animals: 47 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ubeberu (english: imperialism)
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Inflected forms

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