"kikao" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-kikao.flac Forms: kikao class VII [canonical], vikao class VIII [plural]
Etymology: From ki- + -kaa (“to sit”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|sw|ki|kaa|alt2=-kaa|gloss2=to sit}} ki- + -kaa (“to sit”) Head templates: {{sw-noun|vi}} kikao class VII (plural vikao class VIII)
  1. residence Synonyms: kao, ukao
    Sense id: en-kikao-sw-noun-E9ALT1Cw Categories (other): Swahili terms prefixed with ki- Disambiguation of Swahili terms prefixed with ki-: 10 9 42 39
  2. assembly, council
    Sense id: en-kikao-sw-noun-IGbB9P7P
  3. meeting
    Sense id: en-kikao-sw-noun-D9kkNiEX Categories (other): Swahili terms prefixed with ki- Disambiguation of Swahili terms prefixed with ki-: 10 9 42 39
  4. session, sitting
    Sense id: en-kikao-sw-noun-6AirzIq1 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili terms prefixed with ki- Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 7 24 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 7 22 50 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 32 5 9 54 Disambiguation of Swahili terms prefixed with ki-: 10 9 42 39

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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 2025-03-18 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-03-02 using wiktextract (f2d86ce and 633533e). 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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