"gunia" meaning in Swahili

See gunia in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-gunia.flac Forms: gunia class V [canonical], magunia class VI [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Omani Arabic قُوْنِيَّة (gūniyya), from Gujarati ગૂણિયું (gūṇiyũ). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|acx|قُوْنِيَّة|tr=gūniyya}} Borrowed from Omani Arabic قُوْنِيَّة (gūniyya), {{der|sw|gu|ગૂણિયું}} Gujarati ગૂણિયું (gūṇiyũ) Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma}} gunia class V (plural magunia class VI)
  1. sack (bag for commodities or items) Wikipedia link: sw:gunia Categories (topical): Bags Related terms: mfuko (english: bag)
    Sense id: en-gunia-sw-noun-vvEZyU7o Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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