"dola" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-dola.flac [Kenya] Forms: dola [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English dollar. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sw|en|dollar|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} English dollar, {{bor+|sw|en|dollar}} Borrowed from English dollar Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} dola, {{sw-noun|n}} dola (n class, plural dola)
  1. dollar Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (topical): Currency
    Sense id: en-dola-sw-noun-WI0sHR8j Disambiguation of Currency: 89 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-dola.flac [Kenya] Forms: madola [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic دَوْلَة (dawla). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sw|ar|دَوْلَة|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Arabic دَوْلَة (dawla), {{bor+|sw|ar|دَوْلَة}} Borrowed from Arabic دَوْلَة (dawla), {{root|sw|ar|د و ل}} Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} dola, {{sw-noun|ma}} dola (ma class, plural madola)
  1. state (sovereign polity) Tags: class-5, class-6 Categories (place): Polities Related terms: nchi, taifa
    Sense id: en-dola-sw-noun-Gl5~AtGi Disambiguation of Polities: 5 95 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for dola meaning in Swahili (3.4kB)

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