"kituo" meaning in Swahili

See kituo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-kituo.flac Forms: kituo class VII [canonical], vituo class VIII [plural]
Etymology: From ki- + -tua (“to halt, to stop”). Etymology templates: {{af|sw|ki-|tua|alt2=-tua|gloss2=to halt, to stop}} ki- + -tua (“to halt, to stop”) Head templates: {{sw-noun|ki}} kituo class VII (plural vituo class VIII)
  1. station, camp, port
    Sense id: en-kituo-sw-noun-VszVfH8C Categories (other): Swahili terms prefixed with ki- Disambiguation of Swahili terms prefixed with ki-: 33 33 33
  2. comma
    Sense id: en-kituo-sw-noun-82pOWGcF Categories (other): Swahili terms prefixed with ki- Disambiguation of Swahili terms prefixed with ki-: 33 33 33
  3. establishment, settlement
    Sense id: en-kituo-sw-noun-W1J~NR0n Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili terms prefixed with ki- Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 14 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 11 77 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 7 7 86 Disambiguation of Swahili terms prefixed with ki-: 33 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kituo cha basi (english: bus station), kituo cha mafuta (english: petrol station, gas station), kituo cha petroli (english: petrol station, gas station), kituo cha polisi (english: police station)

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "bus station",
      "word": "kituo cha basi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "petrol station, gas station",
      "word": "kituo cha mafuta"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "petrol station, gas station",
      "word": "kituo cha petroli"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "police station",
      "word": "kituo cha polisi"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "ki-",
        "3": "tua",
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        "gloss2": "to halt, to stop"
      },
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      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ki- + -tua (“to halt, to stop”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kituo class VII",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vituo class VIII",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki"
      },
      "expansion": "kituo class VII (plural vituo class VIII)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili terms prefixed with ki-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "station, camp, port"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "station",
          "station"
        ],
        [
          "camp",
          "camp"
        ],
        [
          "port",
          "port"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili terms prefixed with ki-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "comma"
      ],
      "id": "en-kituo-sw-noun-82pOWGcF",
      "links": [
        [
          "comma",
          "comma"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "14 14 73",
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 11 77",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 7 86",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
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          "name": "Swahili terms prefixed with ki-",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
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        "establishment, settlement"
      ],
      "id": "en-kituo-sw-noun-W1J~NR0n",
      "links": [
        [
          "establishment",
          "establishment"
        ],
        [
          "settlement",
          "settlement"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Swahili class VII nouns",
    "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swahili lemmas",
    "Swahili nouns",
    "Swahili terms prefixed with ki-"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "bus station",
      "word": "kituo cha basi"
    },
    {
      "english": "petrol station, gas station",
      "word": "kituo cha mafuta"
    },
    {
      "english": "petrol station, gas station",
      "word": "kituo cha petroli"
    },
    {
      "english": "police station",
      "word": "kituo cha polisi"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "ki-",
        "3": "tua",
        "alt2": "-tua",
        "gloss2": "to halt, to stop"
      },
      "expansion": "ki- + -tua (“to halt, to stop”)",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From ki- + -tua (“to halt, to stop”).",
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    {
      "form": "kituo class VII",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vituo class VIII",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "ki"
      },
      "expansion": "kituo class VII (plural vituo class VIII)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "station, camp, port"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "station",
          "station"
        ],
        [
          "camp",
          "camp"
        ],
        [
          "port",
          "port"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "comma"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "comma",
          "comma"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "establishment, settlement"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "establishment",
          "establishment"
        ],
        [
          "settlement",
          "settlement"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-kituo.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/14/Sw-ke-kituo.flac/Sw-ke-kituo.flac.mp3",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "kituo"
}

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