"kinasa" meaning in Swahili

See kinasa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-kinasa.flac Forms: kinasa class VII [canonical], vinasa class VIII [plural]
Etymology: From -nasa. Head templates: {{sw-noun|vi}} kinasa class VII (plural vinasa class VIII)
  1. a trap (something that traps something else) Derived forms (Nominal derivations): kinasa sauti (english: microphone)
    Sense id: en-kinasa-sw-noun-I0XKfxax Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From -nasa.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kinasa class VII",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vinasa class VIII",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi"
      },
      "expansion": "kinasa class VII (plural vinasa class VIII)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "english": "microphone",
          "sense": "Nominal derivations",
          "word": "kinasa sauti"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "flyswatter",
          "text": "kinasa wadudu",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a trap (something that traps something else)"
      ],
      "id": "en-kinasa-sw-noun-I0XKfxax",
      "links": [
        [
          "trap",
          "trap"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/11/Sw-ke-kinasa.flac/Sw-ke-kinasa.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/11/Sw-ke-kinasa.flac/Sw-ke-kinasa.flac.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kinasa"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "microphone",
      "sense": "Nominal derivations",
      "word": "kinasa sauti"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From -nasa.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kinasa class VII",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vinasa class VIII",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi"
      },
      "expansion": "kinasa class VII (plural vinasa class VIII)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Swahili class VII nouns",
        "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
        "Swahili lemmas",
        "Swahili nouns",
        "Swahili terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "flyswatter",
          "text": "kinasa wadudu",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a trap (something that traps something else)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "trap",
          "trap"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "audio": "Sw-ke-kinasa.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/11/Sw-ke-kinasa.flac/Sw-ke-kinasa.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/11/Sw-ke-kinasa.flac/Sw-ke-kinasa.flac.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kinasa"
}

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