"mlango" meaning in Swahili

See mlango in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /m̩ˈlɑ.ᵑɡɔ/ (note: Unguja standard) Audio: Sw-ke-mlango.flac [Kenya] Forms: milango [class-iv, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Common Bantu *mʊ̀dàngò (“door”). Etymology templates: {{ety|sw|:inh|bnt-cmn:*mʊ̀dɪ̀àngò<alt:*mʊ̀dàngò><t:door>|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Swahili", "term" : "mlango", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "sw" }" data-lang="sw" data-title="mlango"> Inherited from Common Bantu *mʊ̀dàngò (“door”)., {{ety|sw|:inh|bnt-cmn:*mʊ̀dɪ̀àngò<alt:*mʊ̀dàngò><t:door>|text=+|tree=1}} Inherited from Common Bantu *mʊ̀dàngò (“door”). Head templates: {{sw-noun|mi}} mlango class III (plural milango class IV)
  1. door Tags: class-iii
    Sense id: en-mlango-sw-noun-JTTi3h3s Categories (other): Swahili entries with etymon Disambiguation of Swahili entries with etymon: 33 33 33
  2. branch (line of family descent) Tags: class-iii
    Sense id: en-mlango-sw-noun-0etJRssb Categories (other): Swahili entries with etymon Disambiguation of Swahili entries with etymon: 33 33 33
  3. chapter (of a book) Tags: class-iii
    Sense id: en-mlango-sw-noun-iUdxAwti Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon, Swahili entries referencing missing etymons, Swahili entries with etymology texts, Swahili entries with etymon, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 18 18 63 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 18 18 63 Disambiguation of Swahili entries referencing missing etymons: 19 29 53 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with etymology texts: 17 22 60 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with etymon: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 16 29 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lango, mlango wa nyuma (english: back door)
Categories (other): Architecture, Textual division Disambiguation of Architecture: 0 0 0 Disambiguation of Textual division: 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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