"kifaru" meaning in Swahili

See kifaru in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-kifaru.flac [Kenya] Forms: vifaru [plural]
Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} kifaru, {{sw-noun|vi}} kifaru (ki-vi class, plural vifaru)
  1. rhinoceros Tags: class-7, class-8 Categories (lifeform): Mammals
    Sense id: en-kifaru-sw-noun-fSEqM39P Disambiguation of Mammals: 85 15 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with topic categories using raw markup: 84 16
  2. (military) tank Tags: class-7, class-8 Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-kifaru-sw-noun-KBo3R393 Topics: government, military, politics, war

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for kifaru meaning in Swahili (2.0kB)

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Swahili dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-12 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (ae36afe and 304864d). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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