"bia" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-bia.flac [Kenya] Forms: bia [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English beer. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sw|en|beer|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} English beer, {{bor+|sw|en|beer}} Borrowed from English beer Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} bia, {{sw-noun|n}} bia (n class, plural bia)
  1. commercial beer Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (topical): Alcoholic beverages Related terms: pombe (english: native beer)
    Sense id: en-bia-sw-noun-icLWaq24 Disambiguation of Alcoholic beverages: 54 4 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-bia.flac [Kenya] Forms: bia [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic بَيْعَة (bayʕa). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sw|ar|بَيْعَة|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Arabic بَيْعَة (bayʕa), {{bor+|sw|ar|بَيْعَة}} Borrowed from Arabic بَيْعَة (bayʕa), {{root|sw|ar|ب ي ع}} Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} bia, {{sw-noun|n}} bia (n class, plural bia)
  1. cooperation, partnership (where each person pays their share) Tags: class-10, class-9 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 [Kenya] Forms: mabia [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *mbɪ̀gá (“pot”). Etymology templates: {{inh|sw|bnt-pro|*mbɪ̀gá||pot}} Proto-Bantu *mbɪ̀gá (“pot”) Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} bia, {{sw-noun|ma}} bia (ma class, plural mabia)
  1. large cooking pot Tags: class-5, class-6 Categories (topical): Cookware and bakeware Derived forms: kibia
    Sense id: en-bia-sw-noun-dM~lsXiK Disambiguation of Cookware and bakeware: 14 3 83 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 16 7 77
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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