"ng'ombe" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

IPA: /ˈŋɔ.ᵐbɛ/ (note: Unguja standard) Audio: Sw-ke-ng'ombe.flac Forms: ng'ombe class I [canonical], IX [canonical], ng'ombe class II [plural], X [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *ngòmbè. Etymology templates: {{inh|sw|bnt-pro|*ngòmbè}} Proto-Bantu *ngòmbè Head templates: {{sw-noun|n|anim=y}} ng'ombe class I/IX (plural ng'ombe class II/X)
  1. cow, ox
    Sense id: en-ng'ombe-sw-noun-3Wf7NqzL Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Bovines, Chinese zodiac signs Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Bovines: 51 49 Disambiguation of Chinese zodiac signs: 45 55
  2. (derogatory) idiot Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-ng'ombe-sw-noun-SPq3pWR5 Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Bovines, Chinese zodiac signs Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Bovines: 51 49 Disambiguation of Chinese zodiac signs: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: panya (english: rat), chui milia (english: tiger), babara, sungura (english: rabbit), dragoni (english: dragon), nyoka (english: snake), farasi (english: horse), mbuzi (english: goat), kima (english: monkey), jogoo (english: rooster), jimbi, mbwa (english: dog), nguruwe [edit] (english: pig) Related terms (Chinese zodiac signs): alama za unajimu wa Kichina Disambiguation of 'Chinese zodiac signs': 0 0
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