"bua" meaning in Swahili

See bua in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-bua.flac Forms: bua class V [canonical], mabua class VI [plural]
Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma}} bua class V (plural mabua class VI)
  1. stalk (stem or main axis of a plant)
    Sense id: en-bua-sw-noun-b-ZjEofI Categories (other): Pages with 25 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bua class V",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mabua class VI",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ma"
      },
      "expansion": "bua class V (plural mabua class VI)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 25 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "stalk (stem or main axis of a plant)"
      ],
      "id": "en-bua-sw-noun-b-ZjEofI",
      "links": [
        [
          "stalk",
          "stalk"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-bua.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0b/Sw-ke-bua.flac/Sw-ke-bua.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0b/Sw-ke-bua.flac/Sw-ke-bua.flac.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bua"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bua class V",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mabua class VI",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ma"
      },
      "expansion": "bua class V (plural mabua class VI)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 25 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Swahili class V nouns",
        "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
        "Swahili lemmas",
        "Swahili nouns"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "stalk (stem or main axis of a plant)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stalk",
          "stalk"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-bua.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0b/Sw-ke-bua.flac/Sw-ke-bua.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0b/Sw-ke-bua.flac/Sw-ke-bua.flac.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bua"
}

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