"kilema" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-kilema.flac Forms: kilema class VII [canonical], vilema class VIII [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic كِلَام (kilām), plural of كَلْم (kalm, “bite, cut”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|ar|كِلَام}} Borrowed from Arabic كِلَام (kilām) Head templates: {{sw-noun|vi}} kilema class VII (plural vilema class VIII)
  1. person with a disability, cripple Categories (topical): People Synonyms: mlemavu
    Sense id: en-kilema-sw-noun-C1R07b3y Disambiguation of People: 99 1 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 47 53
  2. physical disability, handicap
    Sense id: en-kilema-sw-noun-e3W~-smP Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 47 53

Inflected forms

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mg",
            "2": "kilema",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Malagasy: kilema",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Malagasy: kilema"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "كِلَام"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Arabic كِلَام (kilām)",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Arabic كِلَام (kilām), plural of كَلْم (kalm, “bite, cut”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kilema class VII",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vilema class VIII",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi"
      },
      "expansion": "kilema class VII (plural vilema class VIII)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "47 53",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "99 1",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sw",
          "name": "People",
          "orig": "sw:People",
          "parents": [
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "person with a disability, cripple"
      ],
      "id": "en-kilema-sw-noun-C1R07b3y",
      "links": [
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ],
        [
          "disability",
          "disability"
        ],
        [
          "cripple",
          "cripple"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mlemavu"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "47 53",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "physical disability, handicap"
      ],
      "id": "en-kilema-sw-noun-e3W~-smP",
      "links": [
        [
          "physical",
          "physical"
        ],
        [
          "disability",
          "disability"
        ],
        [
          "handicap",
          "handicap"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Alexander Adelaar"
  ],
  "word": "kilema"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Swahili class VII nouns",
    "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swahili lemmas",
    "Swahili nouns",
    "Swahili terms borrowed from Arabic",
    "Swahili terms derived from Arabic",
    "sw:People"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
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            "1": "mg",
            "2": "kilema",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Malagasy: kilema",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Malagasy: kilema"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "كِلَام"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Arabic كِلَام (kilām)",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Arabic كِلَام (kilām), plural of كَلْم (kalm, “bite, cut”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kilema class VII",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vilema class VIII",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi"
      },
      "expansion": "kilema class VII (plural vilema class VIII)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "glosses": [
        "person with a disability, cripple"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ],
        [
          "disability",
          "disability"
        ],
        [
          "cripple",
          "cripple"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mlemavu"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "physical disability, handicap"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "physical",
          "physical"
        ],
        [
          "disability",
          "disability"
        ],
        [
          "handicap",
          "handicap"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-kilema.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/ff/Sw-ke-kilema.flac/Sw-ke-kilema.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/ff/Sw-ke-kilema.flac/Sw-ke-kilema.flac.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Alexander Adelaar"
  ],
  "word": "kilema"
}

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