"njaa" meaning in Swahili

See njaa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-njaa.flac Forms: njaa class IX [canonical], njaa class X [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *njàdà. Etymology templates: {{inh|sw|bnt-pro|*njàdà}} Proto-Bantu *njàdà Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} njaa class IX (plural njaa class X)
  1. hunger (need for food)
    Sense id: en-njaa-sw-noun-lI78lPK8 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 91 9
  2. famine
    Sense id: en-njaa-sw-noun-G8Dp3y8i
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    "Swahili terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
    "Swahili terms inherited from Proto-Bantu"
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