"mfuko" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

IPA: /mˈfu.kɔ/ Audio: Sw-ke-mfuko.flac [Kenya] Forms: mifuko [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *puko. Cognate with Bemba mufuko, Kikuyu muhuko. Etymology templates: {{der|sw|bnt-pro|*puko}} Proto-Bantu *puko, {{cog|bem|mufuko}} Bemba mufuko, {{cog|ki|muhuko}} Kikuyu muhuko Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} mfuko, {{sw-noun|mi}} mfuko (m-mi class, plural mifuko)
  1. bag Tags: class-3, class-4
    Sense id: en-mfuko-sw-noun-wBgBm2qL Categories (other): Swahili terms with collocations, Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 66 31 3 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with topic categories using raw markup: 79 18 3
  2. purse Tags: class-3, class-4 Categories (topical): Bags
    Sense id: en-mfuko-sw-noun-RWaj7KYV Disambiguation of Bags: 35 48 17
  3. pocket Tags: class-3, class-4
    Sense id: en-mfuko-sw-noun-YvXViP05
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kifuko, fuko

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for mfuko meaning in Swahili (2.3kB)

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "kifuko"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "fuko"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*puko"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *puko",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bem",
        "2": "mufuko"
      },
      "expansion": "Bemba mufuko",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "muhuko"
      },
      "expansion": "Kikuyu muhuko",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *puko. Cognate with Bemba mufuko, Kikuyu muhuko.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mifuko",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "mfuko",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi"
      },
      "expansion": "mfuko (m-mi class, plural mifuko)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili terms with collocations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with collocations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "66 31 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "79 18 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili entries with topic categories using raw markup",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with topic categories using raw markup",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "plastic bag",
          "text": "mfuko wa plastiki",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bag"
      ],
      "id": "en-mfuko-sw-noun-wBgBm2qL",
      "links": [
        [
          "bag",
          "bag"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "35 48 17",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sw",
          "name": "Bags",
          "orig": "sw:Bags",
          "parents": [
            "Containers",
            "Tools",
            "Technology",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "purse"
      ],
      "id": "en-mfuko-sw-noun-RWaj7KYV",
      "links": [
        [
          "purse",
          "purse"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "pocket"
      ],
      "id": "en-mfuko-sw-noun-YvXViP05",
      "links": [
        [
          "pocket",
          "pocket"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mˈfu.kɔ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-mfuko.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ec/Sw-ke-mfuko.flac/Sw-ke-mfuko.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ec/Sw-ke-mfuko.flac/Sw-ke-mfuko.flac.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Kenya"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Kenya)"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "sw:mfuko"
  ],
  "word": "mfuko"
}
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    "Swahili entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "Swahili lemmas",
    "Swahili m-mi class nouns",
    "Swahili nouns",
    "Swahili terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
    "Swahili terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Swahili terms with audio links",
    "sw:Bags"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "kifuko"
    },
    {
      "word": "fuko"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*puko"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *puko",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bem",
        "2": "mufuko"
      },
      "expansion": "Bemba mufuko",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "muhuko"
      },
      "expansion": "Kikuyu muhuko",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *puko. Cognate with Bemba mufuko, Kikuyu muhuko.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mifuko",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "mfuko",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi"
      },
      "expansion": "mfuko (m-mi class, plural mifuko)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swahili terms with collocations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "plastic bag",
          "text": "mfuko wa plastiki",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bag"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bag",
          "bag"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "purse"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "purse",
          "purse"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "pocket"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pocket",
          "pocket"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mˈfu.kɔ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-mfuko.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ec/Sw-ke-mfuko.flac/Sw-ke-mfuko.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/ec/Sw-ke-mfuko.flac/Sw-ke-mfuko.flac.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Kenya"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Kenya)"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
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  ],
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}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Swahili dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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