"hela" meaning in Swahili

See hela in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

Audio: Sw-ke-hela.flac [Kenya]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic [Term?]. Etymology templates: {{l-self|sw|هِيْلَ|}} هِيْلَ, {{sw-variant|هِيْلَ}}, {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sw|ar||||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Arabic [Term?], {{bor+|sw|ar}} Borrowed from Arabic [Term?] Head templates: {{head|sw|interjection}} hela
  1. Exclamation to get attention: hey
    Sense id: en-hela-sw-intj-0T~aki4f Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 40 13 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-hela.flac [Kenya] Forms: hela [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Heller, which was introduced in 1904 at the value of 1/100 rupee. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sw|de|Heller|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} German Heller, {{bor+|sw|de|Heller}} Borrowed from German Heller Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} hela, {{sw-noun|n}} hela (n class, plural hela)
  1. money Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (topical): Coins Synonyms: pesa
    Sense id: en-hela-sw-noun-jSrItY6t Disambiguation of Coins: 55 45 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 40 13 46
  2. (historical) heller Tags: class-10, class-9, historical Categories (topical): Coins
    Sense id: en-hela-sw-noun-YFC6UIok Disambiguation of Coins: 55 45 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 40 13 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Download JSON data for hela meaning in Swahili (3.9kB)

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