"kuli" meaning in Swahili

See kuli in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-kuli.flac Forms: kuli class V [canonical], makuli class VI [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English coolie. Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|en|coolie}} Borrowed from English coolie Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma}} kuli class V (plural makuli class VI)
  1. coolie, dockworker Categories (topical): Occupations Related terms: hamali, mpakizi
    Sense id: en-kuli-sw-noun-rVIEjkV9 Categories (other): Pages with 19 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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        "1": "sw",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "coolie"
      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English coolie.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kuli class V",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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      },
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      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
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          "langcode": "sw",
          "name": "Occupations",
          "orig": "sw:Occupations",
          "parents": [
            "People",
            "Work",
            "Human",
            "Human activity",
            "All topics",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Fundamental"
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        }
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      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "coolie",
          "coolie"
        ],
        [
          "dockworker",
          "dockworker"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "hamali"
        },
        {
          "word": "mpakizi"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English coolie.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kuli class V",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "makuli class VI",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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    },
    {
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    }
  ],
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        "Swahili lemmas",
        "Swahili nouns",
        "Swahili terms borrowed from English",
        "Swahili terms derived from English",
        "sw:Occupations"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "coolie, dockworker"
      ],
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          "coolie",
          "coolie"
        ],
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          "dockworker",
          "dockworker"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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}

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