"kimau" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-kimau.flac Forms: kimau class VII [canonical], vimau class VIII [plural]
Etymology: Probably from Portuguese quimão, from Japanese 着物 (kimono). Etymology templates: {{der|sw|pt|quimão}} Portuguese quimão, {{der|sw|ja|着物|tr=kimono}} Japanese 着物 (kimono) Head templates: {{sw-noun|vi}} kimau class VII (plural vimau class VIII)
  1. a type of tunic with short sleeves Categories (topical): Clothing
    Sense id: en-kimau-sw-noun-KOTSUSmR Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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        "2": "pt",
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "ja",
        "3": "着物",
        "tr": "kimono"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kimau class VII",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vimau class VIII",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi"
      },
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    }
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        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
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          "orig": "sw:Clothing",
          "parents": [
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            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        "a type of tunic with short sleeves"
      ],
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        [
          "tunic",
          "tunic"
        ],
        [
          "sleeve",
          "sleeve"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "ja",
        "3": "着物",
        "tr": "kimono"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
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    },
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      ]
    }
  ],
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        "Swahili terms derived from Japanese",
        "Swahili terms derived from Portuguese",
        "sw:Clothing"
      ],
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      ],
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        [
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          "tunic"
        ],
        [
          "sleeve",
          "sleeve"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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