"dera" meaning in Swahili

See dera in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɗɛ.ɾɑ/ (note: Unguja standard) Forms: dera [class-x, plural]
Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} dera class IX (plural dera class X)
  1. light cotton dress Tags: class-ix
    Sense id: en-dera-sw-noun-v42S9A27 Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Clothing
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dera",
      "tags": [
        "class-x",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "dera class IX (plural dera class X)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 6 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "sw",
          "name": "Clothing",
          "orig": "sw:Clothing",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "light cotton dress"
      ],
      "id": "en-dera-sw-noun-v42S9A27",
      "tags": [
        "class-ix"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɗɛ.ɾɑ/",
      "note": "Unguja standard"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dera"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dera",
      "tags": [
        "class-x",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "dera class IX (plural dera class X)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 6 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Swahili class IX nouns",
        "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
        "Swahili lemmas",
        "Swahili nouns",
        "Swahili terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "sw:Clothing"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "light cotton dress"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-ix"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɗɛ.ɾɑ/",
      "note": "Unguja standard"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dera"
}

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