"kura" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-kura.flac Forms: kura class IX [canonical], kura class X [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic قُرْعَة (qurʕa). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|ar|قُرْعَة}} Borrowed from Arabic قُرْعَة (qurʕa), {{root|sw|ar|ق ر ع}} Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} kura class IX (plural kura class X)
  1. lot (as in drawing lots)
    Sense id: en-kura-sw-noun-0Jwg~WgM Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 77 23
  2. ballot Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-kura-sw-noun-InMgAM3U Disambiguation of Politics: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: -piga kura
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        "lot (as in drawing lots)"
      ],
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    "Swahili nouns",
    "Swahili terms borrowed from Arabic",
    "Swahili terms derived from Arabic",
    "Swahili terms derived from the Arabic root ق ر ع",
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    },
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  "lang_code": "sw",
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        "lot (as in drawing lots)"
      ],
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