"juu" meaning in Swahili

See juu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: Sw-ke-juu.flac [Kenya] Forms: -a juu [canonical]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *ìgʊ̀dʊ̀. Etymology templates: {{inh|sw|bnt-pro|*ìgʊ̀dʊ̀}} Proto-Bantu *ìgʊ̀dʊ̀ Head templates: {{head|sw|adjective|invariable|cat2=indeclinable adjectives|head=-a juu}} -a juu (invariable), {{sw-adj|inv|a}} -a juu (invariable)
  1. high Tags: invariable
    Sense id: en-juu-sw-adj-bvfJsV7N

Adverb

Audio: Sw-ke-juu.flac [Kenya]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *ìgʊ̀dʊ̀. Etymology templates: {{inh|sw|bnt-pro|*ìgʊ̀dʊ̀}} Proto-Bantu *ìgʊ̀dʊ̀ Head templates: {{head|sw|adverb}} juu
  1. up, above (away from earth's centre)
    Sense id: en-juu-sw-adv-BvK6AYCr Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 0 79 12 9
  2. (by extension) about Tags: broadly Categories (topical): Directions
    Sense id: en-juu-sw-adv-pCYuHJvL Disambiguation of Directions: 0 40 60 0

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-juu.flac [Kenya]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *ìgʊ̀dʊ̀. Etymology templates: {{inh|sw|bnt-pro|*ìgʊ̀dʊ̀}} Proto-Bantu *ìgʊ̀dʊ̀ Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} juu, {{sw-noun|n|-}} juu (n class, no plural)
  1. top, upper part Tags: class-10, class-9, no-plural Derived forms: juu ya (english: concerning, regarding)
    Sense id: en-juu-sw-noun-E9N5uVZ5

Download JSON data for juu meaning in Swahili (3.3kB)

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