"kale" meaning in Swahili

See kale in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: Sw-ke-kale.flac Forms: -a kale [canonical]
Etymology: From the fossilized class 12 form of the distal demonstrative -le. Head templates: {{head|sw|adjective|invariable|cat2=indeclinable adjectives|head=-a kale}} -a kale (invariable), {{sw-adj|inv|a}} -a kale (invariable)
  1. ancient, old Tags: invariable Synonyms: ukale
    Sense id: en-kale-sw-adj-yrw-2QLa

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-kale.flac Forms: kale [plural]
Etymology: From the fossilized class 12 form of the distal demonstrative -le. Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} kale, {{sw-noun|n}} kale (n class, plural kale)
  1. antiquity, the past Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (topical): Time
    Sense id: en-kale-sw-noun-HwIUc2x9 Disambiguation of Time: 0 100 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 21 79
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          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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        ]
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        "class-9"
      ]
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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "-pya"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the fossilized class 12 form of the distal demonstrative -le.",
  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
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      ]
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  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "adj",
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      ],
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        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "ukale"
        }
      ],
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      ]
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    "Swahili lemmas",
    "Swahili n class nouns",
    "Swahili nouns",
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  "etymology_text": "From the fossilized class 12 form of the distal demonstrative -le.",
  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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      ],
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      "word": "-pya"
    }
  ],
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    "Pages with entries",
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    "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
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    "Swahili lemmas",
    "Swahili n class nouns",
    "Swahili nouns",
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  "etymology_text": "From the fossilized class 12 form of the distal demonstrative -le.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-a kale",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "name": "head"
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "adj",
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        "ancient, old"
      ],
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        [
          "ancient",
          "ancient"
        ],
        [
          "old",
          "old"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "ukale"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kale"
}

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