"kimau" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-kimau.flac [Kenya] Forms: vimau [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: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} kimau, {{sw-noun|vi}} kimau (ki-vi class, plural vimau)
  1. a type of tunic with short sleeves Tags: class-7, class-8 Categories (topical): Clothing
    Sense id: en-kimau-sw-noun-KOTSUSmR Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for kimau meaning in Swahili (1.5kB)

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      "args": {
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        "2": "pt",
        "3": "quimão"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "ja",
        "3": "着物",
        "tr": "kimono"
      },
      "expansion": "Japanese 着物 (kimono)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Probably from Portuguese quimão, from Japanese 着物 (kimono).",
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "head": ""
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    },
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      },
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    }
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            "Fundamental"
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a type of tunic with short sleeves"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "tunic",
          "tunic"
        ],
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          "sleeve"
        ]
      ],
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        "class-8"
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    }
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}
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
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      },
      "expansion": "Japanese 着物 (kimono)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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    }
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        "Swahili terms derived from Portuguese",
        "Swahili terms with audio links",
        "sw:Clothing"
      ],
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        "a type of tunic with short sleeves"
      ],
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          "tunic"
        ],
        [
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          "sleeve"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    }
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