"msenge" meaning in Swahili

See msenge in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-msenge.flac Forms: msenge class I [canonical], wasenge class II [plural]
Head templates: {{sw-noun|wa}} msenge class I (plural wasenge class II)
  1. (often derogatory) a homosexual man, especially a bottom, or a transgender individual Tags: derogatory, often Categories (topical): LGBTQ Related terms: basha, hanithi, shoga
    Sense id: en-msenge-sw-noun-agFt5q0I Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "msenge class I",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wasenge class II",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wa"
      },
      "expansion": "msenge class I (plural wasenge class II)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sw",
          "name": "LGBTQ",
          "orig": "sw:LGBTQ",
          "parents": [
            "Sexuality",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Sex",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Reproduction",
            "Fundamental",
            "Life",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a homosexual man, especially a bottom, or a transgender individual"
      ],
      "id": "en-msenge-sw-noun-agFt5q0I",
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "homosexual",
          "homosexual"
        ],
        [
          "bottom",
          "bottom"
        ],
        [
          "transgender",
          "transgender"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(often derogatory) a homosexual man, especially a bottom, or a transgender individual"
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "basha"
        },
        {
          "word": "hanithi"
        },
        {
          "word": "shoga"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "often"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-msenge.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/74/Sw-ke-msenge.flac/Sw-ke-msenge.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/74/Sw-ke-msenge.flac/Sw-ke-msenge.flac.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "msenge"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "msenge class I",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wasenge class II",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wa"
      },
      "expansion": "msenge class I (plural wasenge class II)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "basha"
    },
    {
      "word": "hanithi"
    },
    {
      "word": "shoga"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Swahili class I nouns",
        "Swahili derogatory terms",
        "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
        "Swahili lemmas",
        "Swahili nouns",
        "sw:LGBTQ"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a homosexual man, especially a bottom, or a transgender individual"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "derogatory",
          "derogatory"
        ],
        [
          "homosexual",
          "homosexual"
        ],
        [
          "bottom",
          "bottom"
        ],
        [
          "transgender",
          "transgender"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(often derogatory) a homosexual man, especially a bottom, or a transgender individual"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "derogatory",
        "often"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-msenge.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/74/Sw-ke-msenge.flac/Sw-ke-msenge.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/74/Sw-ke-msenge.flac/Sw-ke-msenge.flac.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "msenge"
}

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