"kasa" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-kasa.flac Forms: kasa class IX [canonical], kasa class X [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Persian [Term?]. Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|fa}} Borrowed from Persian [Term?] Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} kasa class IX (plural kasa class X)
  1. sea turtle Categories (lifeform): Turtles Related terms: kobe
    Sense id: en-kasa-sw-noun-6nmNrRbb Disambiguation of Turtles: 56 44 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Particle

Audio: Sw-ke-kasa.flac
Etymology: From Arabic قَصَّ (qaṣṣa, “cut”) or a related form. Etymology templates: {{der|sw|ar|قَصَّ|t=cut}} Arabic قَصَّ (qaṣṣa, “cut”), {{root|sw|ar|ق ص ص}} Head templates: {{head|sw|particle}} kasa
  1. Only used in kasa robo
    Sense id: en-kasa-sw-particle-swvMZfu6 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili particles Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Swahili particles: 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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