"kipungu" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-kipungu.flac Forms: vipungu [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: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} kipungu, {{sw-noun|vi}} kipungu (ki-vi class, plural vipungu)
  1. eagle (especially the osprey) Tags: class-7, class-8 Categories (lifeform): Birds of prey Synonyms: tai

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "prefix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lg",
        "2": "empungu"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ki- + pungu, which is cognate to Luganda empungu.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vipungu",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
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        "head": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi"
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        {
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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          "parents": [
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        },
        {
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          "name": "Swahili terms prefixed with ki-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "sw",
          "name": "Birds of prey",
          "orig": "sw:Birds of prey",
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            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
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            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "eagle (especially the osprey)"
      ],
      "id": "en-kipungu-sw-noun-yai68Snp",
      "links": [
        [
          "eagle",
          "eagle"
        ],
        [
          "osprey",
          "osprey"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "tai"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "prefix"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lg",
        "2": "empungu"
      },
      "expansion": "Luganda empungu",
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    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "vipungu",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": ""
      },
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    },
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      "args": {
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
        "Swahili ki-vi class nouns",
        "Swahili lemmas",
        "Swahili nouns",
        "Swahili terms prefixed with ki-",
        "sw:Birds of prey"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "eagle (especially the osprey)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "eagle",
          "eagle"
        ],
        [
          "osprey",
          "osprey"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-7",
        "class-8"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "tai"
    }
  ],
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}

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