"mkopo" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-mkopo.flac [Kenya] Forms: mikopo [plural]
Etymology: From m- + -kopa (“to borrow”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|sw|m|kopa|alt2=-kopa|t2=to borrow}} m- + -kopa (“to borrow”) Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} mkopo, {{sw-noun|m-mi}} mkopo (m-mi class, plural mikopo)
  1. loan (borrowed sum of money or other valuables) Tags: class-3, class-4 Categories (topical): Banking, Finance
    Sense id: en-mkopo-sw-noun-ymdU9emJ Disambiguation of Banking: 89 11 Disambiguation of Finance: 89 11 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili terms prefixed with m- Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of Swahili terms prefixed with m-: 72 28
  2. credit Tags: class-3, class-4
    Sense id: en-mkopo-sw-noun-7MSHOhaU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kadi ya mkopo (english: credit card)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for mkopo meaning in Swahili (2.0kB)

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "credit card",
      "word": "kadi ya mkopo"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "m",
        "3": "kopa",
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        "t2": "to borrow"
      },
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      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From m- + -kopa (“to borrow”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mikopo",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "head": ""
      },
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    },
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "95 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "72 28",
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          "name": "Swahili terms prefixed with m-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "89 11",
          "kind": "topical",
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          "name": "Banking",
          "orig": "sw:Banking",
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            "Industries",
            "Business",
            "Economics",
            "Society",
            "Social sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Sciences",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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            "Economics",
            "Society",
            "Social sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Sciences",
            "Fundamental"
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "loan (borrowed sum of money or other valuables)"
      ],
      "id": "en-mkopo-sw-noun-ymdU9emJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "loan",
          "loan"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "credit"
      ],
      "id": "en-mkopo-sw-noun-7MSHOhaU",
      "links": [
        [
          "credit",
          "credit"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "class-4"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "audio": "Sw-ke-mkopo.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/ca/Sw-ke-mkopo.flac/Sw-ke-mkopo.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/c/ca/Sw-ke-mkopo.flac/Sw-ke-mkopo.flac.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Kenya"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Kenya)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mkopo"
}
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    "Swahili lemmas",
    "Swahili m-mi class nouns",
    "Swahili nouns",
    "Swahili terms prefixed with m-",
    "Swahili terms with audio links",
    "sw:Banking",
    "sw:Finance"
  ],
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    {
      "english": "credit card",
      "word": "kadi ya mkopo"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "m",
        "3": "kopa",
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        "t2": "to borrow"
      },
      "expansion": "m- + -kopa (“to borrow”)",
      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mikopo",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "sw",
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        "head": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
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    }
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        "loan (borrowed sum of money or other valuables)"
      ],
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          "loan",
          "loan"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "class-4"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
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        [
          "credit",
          "credit"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "class-4"
      ]
    }
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      "tags": [
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      ],
      "text": "Audio (Kenya)"
    }
  ],
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}

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