"nanga" meaning in Swahili

See nanga in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-nanga.flac Forms: nanga class IX [canonical], nanga class X [plural]
Etymology: From Persian لنگر (langar). Etymology templates: {{der|sw|fa|لنگر|tr=langar}} Persian لنگر (langar) Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} nanga class IX (plural nanga class X)
  1. anchor (tool to hook a vessel into sea bottom) Wikipedia link: sw:nanga Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-nanga-sw-noun-ORxpQ~Nk Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header
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