"kinyota" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Forms: kinyota class VII [canonical], vinyota class VIII [plural]
Etymology: From ki- + nyota (“star”). Etymology templates: {{af|sw|ki-|nyota|t2=star}} ki- + nyota (“star”) Head templates: {{sw-noun|vi}} kinyota class VII (plural vinyota class VIII)
  1. asterisk Categories (topical): Typography Synonyms: alama ya nyota Related terms: alama ya nyota, alama ya reli (alt: #), alama ya wimbi (alt: kinyota)

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "ki-",
        "3": "nyota",
        "t2": "star"
      },
      "expansion": "ki- + nyota (“star”)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ki- + nyota (“star”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kinyota class VII",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vinyota class VIII",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi"
      },
      "expansion": "kinyota class VII (plural vinyota class VIII)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "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"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili terms prefixed with ki-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sw",
          "name": "Typography",
          "orig": "sw:Typography",
          "parents": [
            "Printing",
            "Writing",
            "Industries",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Language",
            "Business",
            "Human",
            "Communication",
            "Economics",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Social sciences",
            "Fundamental",
            "Sciences"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "asterisk"
      ],
      "id": "en-kinyota-sw-noun-6ItYJ0OZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "asterisk",
          "asterisk"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "alama ya nyota"
        },
        {
          "alt": "#",
          "word": "alama ya reli"
        },
        {
          "alt": "kinyota",
          "word": "alama ya wimbi"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "alama ya nyota"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kinyota"
}
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "ki-",
        "3": "nyota",
        "t2": "star"
      },
      "expansion": "ki- + nyota (“star”)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ki- + nyota (“star”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kinyota class VII",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vinyota class VIII",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi"
      },
      "expansion": "kinyota class VII (plural vinyota class VIII)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "alama ya nyota"
    },
    {
      "alt": "#",
      "word": "alama ya reli"
    },
    {
      "alt": "kinyota",
      "word": "alama ya wimbi"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Swahili class VII nouns",
        "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
        "Swahili lemmas",
        "Swahili nouns",
        "Swahili terms prefixed with ki-",
        "sw:Typography"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "asterisk"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "asterisk",
          "asterisk"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "alama ya nyota"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kinyota"
}

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