"mwaka" meaning in Swahili

See mwaka in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-mwaka.flac Forms: mwaka class III [canonical], miaka class IV [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jákà. Cognate to Luganda omwaka. Etymology templates: {{inh|sw|bnt-pro|*mʊ̀jákà}} Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jákà, {{cog|lg|omwaka}} Luganda omwaka Head templates: {{sw-noun|mi}} mwaka class III (plural miaka class IV)
  1. year Wikipedia link: sw:mwaka Categories (topical): Time Derived forms: mwakani
    Sense id: en-mwaka-sw-noun-TLTqJVg8 Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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        "canonical"
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    },
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      "form": "miaka class IV",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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            "Fundamental"
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    },
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        "Swahili terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
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