"mtango" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-mtango.flac [Kenya] Forms: mitango [class-iv, plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀- Proto-Sabaki *mu- Swahili m- Proto-Bantu [Term?] Swahili tango Swahili mtango From m- + tango (“cucumber”). Etymology templates: {{ety|sw|:af|m-<id:class 3 noun>|tango<id:cucumber><t:cucumber>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀- Proto-Sabaki *mu- Swahili m- Proto-Bantu [Term?] Swahili tango Swahili mtango [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Sabaki", "term" : "*mu-", "gloss" : "class-3 noun prefix", "lang" : "bnt-sab-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Swahili", "term" : "m-", "lang" : "sw" }, { "id" : "cucumber", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "lang_name" : "Proto-Bantu", "status" : "ok", "children" : [ ], "lang" : "bnt-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Swahili", "term" : "tango", "gloss" : "cucumber", "lang" : "sw" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Swahili", "term" : "mtango", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "sw" }" data-lang="sw" data-title="mtango"> From m- + tango (“cucumber”)., {{ety|sw|:af|m-<id:class 3 noun>|tango<id:cucumber><t:cucumber>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀- Proto-Sabaki *mu- Swahili m- Proto-Bantu [Term?] Swahili tango Swahili mtango From m- + tango (“cucumber”). Head templates: {{sw-noun|mi}} mtango class III (plural mitango class IV)
  1. cucumber plant, Cucumis sativus Tags: class-iii

Inflected forms

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