"kipungu" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-kipungu.flac Forms: kipungu class VII [canonical], vipungu class VIII [plural]
Etymology: From ki- + pungu, which is cognate to Luganda empungu. Etymology templates: {{prefix|sw|ki|pungu}} ki- + pungu, {{cog|lg|empungu}} Luganda empungu Head templates: {{sw-noun|vi}} kipungu class VII (plural vipungu class VIII)
  1. eagle (especially the osprey) Categories (lifeform): Birds of prey Synonyms: tai

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kipungu class VII",
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    },
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      "form": "vipungu class VIII",
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      ]
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    }
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  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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        },
        {
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        "eagle (especially the osprey)"
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "osprey",
          "osprey"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "tai"
        }
      ]
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
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  ],
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    },
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      "form": "vipungu class VIII",
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      ]
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        "Swahili nouns",
        "Swahili terms prefixed with ki-",
        "sw:Birds of prey"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "eagle (especially the osprey)"
      ],
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        [
          "eagle",
          "eagle"
        ],
        [
          "osprey",
          "osprey"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "tai"
    }
  ],
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}

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