"bia" meaning in Swahili

See bia in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-bia.flac Forms: bia class IX [canonical], bia class X [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English beer. Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|en|beer}} Borrowed from English beer Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} bia class IX (plural bia class X)
  1. commercial beer Categories (topical): Alcoholic beverages Related terms: pombe (english: native beer)
    Sense id: en-bia-sw-noun-icLWaq24 Disambiguation of Alcoholic beverages: 90 6 4 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 64 27 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-bia.flac Forms: bia class IX [canonical], bia class X [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic بَيْعَة (bayʕa). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|ar|بَيْعَة}} Borrowed from Arabic بَيْعَة (bayʕa), {{root|sw|ar|ب ي ع}} Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} bia class IX (plural bia class X)
  1. cooperation, partnership (where each person pays their share) Derived forms: ubia
    Sense id: en-bia-sw-noun-O8ysVsnV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-bia.flac Forms: bia class V [canonical], mabia class VI [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *mbɪ̀gá (“pot”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sw|bnt-pro|*mbɪ̀gá||pot}} Proto-Bantu *mbɪ̀gá (“pot”) Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma}} bia class V (plural mabia class VI)
  1. large cooking pot Categories (topical): Cookware and bakeware Derived forms: kibia
    Sense id: en-bia-sw-noun-dM~lsXiK Disambiguation of Cookware and bakeware: 31 5 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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