"meya" meaning in Swahili

See meya in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-meya.flac Forms: meya class V [canonical], mameya class VI [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English mayor. Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|en|mayor}} Borrowed from English mayor Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma}} meya class V (plural mameya class VI)
  1. mayor Wikipedia link: sw:meya Categories (topical): Government, Leaders, Occupations
    Sense id: en-meya-sw-noun-3VGoJdBq Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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