"busara" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-busara.flac Forms: busara class IX [canonical], busara class X [plural]
Etymology: From a form akin to Arabic بَصَارَة (baṣāra, “sharp-wittedness”). Etymology templates: {{der|sw|ar|بَصَارَة||sharp-wittedness}} Arabic بَصَارَة (baṣāra, “sharp-wittedness”), {{root|sw|ar|ب ص ر}} Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} busara class IX (plural busara class X)
  1. prudence, foresight, tact
    Sense id: en-busara-sw-noun-Oc4mVF-V Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 86 14
  2. wisdom
    Sense id: en-busara-sw-noun-fGi3DOpV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: hekima
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