"birika" meaning in Swahili

See birika in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-birika.flac Forms: birika class V [canonical], mabirika class VI [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic إِبْرِيق (ʔibrīq). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|ar|إِبْرِيق}} Borrowed from Arabic إِبْرِيق (ʔibrīq) Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma}} birika class V (plural mabirika class VI)
  1. kettle Synonyms: buli
    Sense id: en-birika-sw-noun-IM1HMq5g Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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