"nguzo" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-nguzo.flac [Kenya] Forms: nguzo [plural]
Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} nguzo, {{sw-noun|n}} nguzo (n class, plural nguzo)
  1. prop, pillar (an object placed against or under another, to support it) Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (topical): Architecture
    Sense id: en-nguzo-sw-noun-4kSjhNud Disambiguation of Architecture: 51 10 28 11 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 64 7 21 8 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with topic categories using raw markup: 67 7 19 7
  2. column, supporting pole Tags: class-10, class-9
    Sense id: en-nguzo-sw-noun-Oqe9bP8C
  3. pillar (an essential supporting part of something) Tags: class-10, class-9
    Sense id: en-nguzo-sw-noun-1PyHDSsb
  4. (figuratively) a support or comfort Tags: class-10, class-9, figuratively
    Sense id: en-nguzo-sw-noun-qqr9PjcY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kiguzo

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for nguzo meaning in Swahili (2.1kB)

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Swahili dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-04-30 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (210104c and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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