"dawa" meaning in Swahili

See dawa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-dawa.flac Forms: dawa class IX [canonical], dawa class X [plural], madawa class VI [plural]
Etymology: From Arabic دَوَاء (dawāʔ). Etymology templates: {{der|sw|ar|دَوَاء}} Arabic دَوَاء (dawāʔ), {{root|sw|ar|د و ي}} Head templates: {{sw-noun|n|coll=y}} dawa class IX (plural dawa class X or madawa class VI)
  1. medicine Wikipedia link: sw:dawa Derived forms: dawa ya mapenzi (english: love potion), dawa ya meno (english: toothpaste), dawa ya mswaki (english: toothpaste), dawa ya viatu (english: shoe polish), dawa ya wadudu (english: insecticide)
    Sense id: en-dawa-sw-noun-qCzocPmZ Categories (other): Pages with 17 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Medicine

Inflected forms

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