"mpunga" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-mpunga.flac Forms: mpunga class III [canonical], mipunga class IV [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?]. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|sw|bnt-pro||||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Bantu [Term?], {{inh+|sw|bnt-pro}} Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?] Head templates: {{sw-noun|mi}} mpunga class III (plural mipunga class IV)
  1. rice plant
    Sense id: en-mpunga-sw-noun-ooxxhZ9L Categories (other): Plants Disambiguation of Plants: 66 34
  2. raw unhusked rice
    Sense id: en-mpunga-sw-noun-Qwlx2YSM Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Grains Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 79 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of Grains: 19 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: mchele (english: husked rice), wali (english: cooked rice)

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