"bongo" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-bongo.flac Forms: bongo class V [canonical], mabongo class VI [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *jòngó. Etymology templates: {{inh|sw|bnt-pro|*jòngó}} Proto-Bantu *jòngó Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma}} bongo class V (plural mabongo class VI)
  1. (anatomy) brain Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-bongo-sw-noun-u796ZBLW Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. brains (mental faculties)
    Sense id: en-bongo-sw-noun-3qSrnrY5 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 35 65
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ubongo

Inflected forms

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    }
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      "name": "inh"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *jòngó.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bongo class V",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mabongo class VI",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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            "Medicine",
            "Sciences",
            "Healthcare",
            "All topics",
            "Health",
            "Fundamental",
            "Body"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "brain"
      ],
      "id": "en-bongo-sw-noun-u796ZBLW",
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          "anatomy",
          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "brain",
          "brain"
        ]
      ],
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      ],
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        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
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      ]
    },
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "brains (mental faculties)"
      ],
      "id": "en-bongo-sw-noun-3qSrnrY5",
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          "brains"
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      ]
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    }
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Swahili class V nouns",
    "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swahili lemmas",
    "Swahili nouns",
    "Swahili terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
    "Swahili terms inherited from Proto-Bantu"
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      "word": "ubongo"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *jòngó.",
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      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "mabongo class VI",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      ],
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        "brain"
      ],
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          "anatomy"
        ],
        [
          "brain",
          "brain"
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      ],
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        "(anatomy) brain"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "anatomy",
        "medicine",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
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        "brains (mental faculties)"
      ],
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        [
          "brains",
          "brains"
        ]
      ]
    }
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    }
  ],
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}

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