"fungo" meaning in Swahili

See fungo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-fungo.flac Forms: fungo class V [canonical], mafungo class VI [plural]
Etymology: From -funga (“to fast; to tie up”). Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma}} fungo class V (plural mafungo class VI)
  1. (Islam) period of fasting Categories (topical): Islam
    Sense id: en-fungo-sw-noun-0v4fr2e3 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion
  2. (finance) bond Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-fungo-sw-noun-8h3qdNiY Topics: business, finance

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fungo class V",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mafungo class VI",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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            "Culture",
            "Society",
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          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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      ],
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      ],
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      "links": [
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          "fasting",
          "fasting"
        ]
      ],
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      ],
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        "Islam",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    },
    {
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            "Society",
            "Social sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Sciences",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bond"
      ],
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        ],
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        ]
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        "(finance) bond"
      ],
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        "business",
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    }
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{
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Swahili class V nouns",
    "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swahili lemmas",
    "Swahili nouns"
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "fungo class V",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mafungo class VI",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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      ],
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        "Islam",
        "lifestyle",
        "religion"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "sw:Finance"
      ],
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        "bond"
      ],
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          "finance",
          "finance#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "bond",
          "bond"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(finance) bond"
      ],
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        "business",
        "finance"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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}

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