"buli" meaning in Swahili

See buli in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-buli.flac Forms: buli class V [canonical], mabuli class VI [plural]
Etymology: Maybe borrowed from Portuguese bule. Etymology templates: {{bor|sw|pt|bule}} Portuguese bule Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma}} buli class V (plural mabuli class VI)
  1. teapot, kettle Wikipedia link: sw:buli Synonyms: birika
    Sense id: en-buli-sw-noun-gI8o2Njx Categories (other): Pages with 16 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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