"hela" meaning in Swahili

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Interjection

IPA: /ˈhɛ.la/ Audio: Sw-ke-hela.flac
Etymology: Probably from dialectal Arabic هَلَا (halā). Compare also هَلُمَّ (halumma). Etymology templates: {{sw-variant|هِيْلَ}}, {{bor|sw|ar|-}} Arabic Head templates: {{head|sw|interjection}} hela
  1. Exclamation to get attention: hey
    Sense id: en-hela-sw-intj-0T~aki4f
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈhɛ.la/ Audio: Sw-ke-hela.flac Forms: hela class IX [canonical], hela class X [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Heller, which was introduced in 1904 at the value of 1/100 rupee. Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|de|Heller}} Borrowed from German Heller Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} hela class IX (plural hela class X)
  1. (chiefly Tanzania) money Categories (topical): Coins Synonyms: pesa, fedha
    Sense id: en-hela-sw-noun-jSrItY6t Disambiguation of Coins: 53 47 Categories (other): Tanzanian Swahili
  2. (historical) heller Tags: historical Categories (topical): Coins
    Sense id: en-hela-sw-noun-YFC6UIok Disambiguation of Coins: 53 47 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 35 14 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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          "name": "Coins",
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          "english": "Soul, why not awake? Hi! what is it that cheats you?",
          "ref": "R. Allen (1946) “Inkishafi—a translation from the Swahili”, in African Studies, volume 5, number 4, →DOI, pages 243–249",
          "roman": "Moyo wangu nini huzundukani, likughuriyelo hela ni-n'ni?",
          "text": "مُيُ وَاغُ نِنِ هُزُدُكَانِ ، لِكُغُرِيِلُ هِيْلَ نِنْنِ ،",
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          "ref": "R. Allen (1946) “Inkishafi—a translation from the Swahili”, in African Studies, volume 5, number 4, →DOI, pages 243–249",
          "roman": "Moyo wangu nini huzundukani, likughuriyelo hela ni-n'ni?",
          "text": "مُيُ وَاغُ نِنِ هُزُدُكَانِ ، لِكُغُرِيِلُ هِيْلَ نِنْنِ ،",
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