"kima" meaning in Swahili

See kima in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-kima.flac Forms: kima class VII [canonical], vima class VIII [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic قِيمة (qīma). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|ar|قِيمة}} Borrowed from Arabic قِيمة (qīma), {{root|sw|ar|ق و م}} Head templates: {{sw-noun|vi}} kima class VII (plural vima class VIII)
  1. extent, measure, value, amount, price
    Sense id: en-kima-sw-noun-~r7xjWWL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-kima.flac Forms: kima class VII [canonical], vima class VIII [plural]
Etymology: From Hindi क़ीमा (qīmā)/Urdu قیمہ (qīma), from Persian قیمه (qime), ultimately from Turkic, perhaps Ottoman Turkish قیمه (kıyma). Etymology templates: {{der|sw|hi|क़ीमा}} Hindi क़ीमा (qīmā), {{der|sw|ur|قیمہ|tr=qīma}} Urdu قیمہ (qīma), {{der|sw|fa|قیمه|tr=qime}} Persian قیمه (qime), {{der|sw|trk}} Turkic, {{cog|ota|قیمه|tr=kıyma}} Ottoman Turkish قیمه (kıyma) Head templates: {{sw-noun|vi}} kima class VII (plural vima class VIII)
  1. keema, a type of mincemeat
    Sense id: en-kima-sw-noun-PwepPegE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-kima.flac Forms: kima class VII [canonical], vima class VIII [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *kímà. Etymology templates: {{inh|sw|bnt-pro|*kímà}} Proto-Bantu *kímà Head templates: {{sw-noun|vi}} kima class VII (plural vima class VIII)
  1. blue monkey Related terms (Chinese zodiac signs): alama za unajimu wa Kichina
    Sense id: en-kima-sw-noun-lwFD~4yS Categories (other): Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Chinese zodiac signs, Meats, Primates Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 12 3 9 4 3 10 44 6 8 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 2 8 2 1 12 46 8 8 1 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 10 14 66 10 Disambiguation of Chinese zodiac signs: 5 15 70 9 Disambiguation of Meats: 3 16 72 9 Disambiguation of Primates: 3 19 67 11 Disambiguation of 'Chinese zodiac signs': 92 8
  2. any monkey in general
    Sense id: en-kima-sw-noun-ipIc24pK
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3 Related terms: panya (english: rat), ng'ombe (english: ox), chui milia (english: tiger), babara, sungura (english: rabbit), dragoni (english: dragon), nyoka (english: snake), farasi (english: horse), mbuzi (english: goat), jogoo (english: rooster), jimbi, mbwa (english: dog), nguruwe [edit] (english: pig)

Inflected forms

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