"demu" meaning in Swahili

See demu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: mademu [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English dame. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sw|en|dame|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} English dame, {{bor+|sw|en|dame}} Borrowed from English dame Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} demu, {{sw-noun|ma}} demu (ma class, plural mademu)
  1. woman Tags: class-5, class-6 Categories (topical): Female people Synonyms: mwanamke
    Sense id: en-demu-sw-noun-zy5b~x7w Disambiguation of Female people: 96 4 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} demu, {{sw-noun}} demu (needs class)
  1. rag
    Sense id: en-demu-sw-noun-o-aQBTBh Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Swahili dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-06-04 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (e9e0a99 and db5a844). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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