"demu" meaning in Swahili

See demu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: demu class V [canonical], mademu class VI [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English dame. Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|en|dame}} Borrowed from English dame Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma}} demu class V (plural mademu class VI)
  1. woman Categories (topical): Female people Synonyms: mwanamke
    Sense id: en-demu-sw-noun-zy5b~x7w Disambiguation of Female people: 100 0 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: demu class [canonical]
Head templates: {{sw-noun}} demu class ? (plural [please provide])
  1. rag
    Sense id: en-demu-sw-noun-o-aQBTBh Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "_dis": "50 50",
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            "Human",
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            "Psychology",
            "Sociology",
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            "Sciences",
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            "Society"
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        }
      ]
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    "Swahili lemmas",
    "Swahili nouns",
    "Swahili terms borrowed from English",
    "Swahili terms derived from English",
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      "name": "bor+"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English dame.",
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    },
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      ]
    }
  ],
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        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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      ],
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          "rag"
        ]
      ]
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  ],
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