"bluu" meaning in Swahili

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Adjective

Audio: Sw-ke-bluu.flac [Kenya] Forms: -a bluu [canonical]
Etymology: Borrowed from English blue. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sw|en|blue|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} English blue, {{bor+|sw|en|blue}} Borrowed from English blue Head templates: {{head|sw|adjective|invariable|cat2=indeclinable adjectives|head=-a bluu}} -a bluu (invariable), {{sw-adj|inv|a}} -a bluu (invariable)
  1. blue (color/colour) Wikipedia link: sw:bluu Tags: invariable Categories (topical): Blues, Colors of the rainbow Synonyms: buluu
    Sense id: en-bluu-sw-adj-aLfLp7X4 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Related terms: -eupe, -a kijivujivu, -a kijivu, -eusi, -ekundu, -a machungwa, -a hudhurungi, -a kahawia, -a manjano, -a kimanjano, -a njano, -a dhahabu, -a manjani giza, -a kibichi, -a kijani, -a manjani mwangaza, -a bluu mwangaza, -a samawati, -a bluu, -a urujuani, -a zambarau, -a waridi, -a pinki

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