"kulia" meaning in Swahili

See kulia in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Audio: Sw-ke-kulia.flac [Kenya]
Etymology: See -la. The directional sense comes from mkono wa kulia (“right hand”). Etymology templates: {{m|sw|la|-la}} -la, {{m|sw|mkono wa kulia||right hand}} mkono wa kulia (“right hand”) Head templates: {{head|sw|adverb}} kulia
  1. right
    Sense id: en-kulia-sw-adv-JwQvTm7K Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 49 51

Verb

Audio: Sw-ke-kulia.flac [Kenya]
Etymology: See -la. The directional sense comes from mkono wa kulia (“right hand”). Etymology templates: {{m|sw|la|-la}} -la, {{m|sw|mkono wa kulia||right hand}} mkono wa kulia (“right hand”) Head templates: {{head|sw|verb form|verbal noun of the ku class|head=}} kulia (verbal noun of the ku class), {{sw-inf}} kulia (verbal noun of the ku class)
  1. infinitive of -lia Tags: form-of, infinitive, noun-from-verb Form of: -lia Categories (topical): Directions
    Sense id: en-kulia-sw-verb-Yc3G76T2 Disambiguation of Directions: 0 100 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 49 51

Download JSON data for kulia meaning in Swahili (2.7kB)

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