"bora" meaning in Swahili

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Adjective

Audio: Sw-ke-bora.flac [Kenya]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi बड़ा (baṛā, “large, great, massive; important; very”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sw|hi|बड़ा||large, great, massive; important; very|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Hindi बड़ा (baṛā, “large, great, massive; important; very”), {{bor+|sw|hi|बड़ा|t=large, great, massive; important; very}} Borrowed from Hindi बड़ा (baṛā, “large, great, massive; important; very”) Head templates: {{head|sw|adjective|invariable|cat2=indeclinable adjectives|head=}} bora (invariable), {{sw-adj|inv}} bora (invariable)
  1. fine, excellent Tags: invariable
    Sense id: en-bora-sw-adj-1oCyErGX
  2. better Tags: invariable Derived forms (Nominal derivations): ubora
    Sense id: en-bora-sw-adj-19Xcw2lC Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 7 86 7 Disambiguation of 'Nominal derivations': 0 100 0
  3. best Tags: invariable
    Sense id: en-bora-sw-adj-j0N17GXC

Download JSON data for bora meaning in Swahili (2.0kB)

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