"nyoka" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɲɔ.kɑ/ Audio: Sw-nyoka.oga , Sw-ke-nyoka.flac Forms: nyoka class IX [canonical], nyoka class X [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *njókà. Etymology templates: {{inh|sw|bnt-pro|*njókà}} Proto-Bantu *njókà Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} nyoka class IX (plural nyoka class X)
  1. snake Categories (lifeform): Animals, Snakes
    Sense id: en-nyoka-sw-noun-U419n-eO Disambiguation of Animals: 50 50 Disambiguation of Snakes: 74 26 Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. worm Categories (lifeform): Animals
    Sense id: en-nyoka-sw-noun-ua8Xr0~F Disambiguation of Animals: 50 50 Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: joka (english: serpent)
Related terms: panya (english: rat), ng'ombe (english: ox), chui milia (english: tiger), babara, sungura (english: rabbit), dragoni (english: dragon), 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

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "serpent",
      "word": "joka"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *njókà.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nyoka class IX",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nyoka class X",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "n"
      },
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      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "sense": "Chinese zodiac signs",
      "word": "alama za unajimu wa Kichina"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "rat",
      "word": "panya"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "ox",
      "word": "ng'ombe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "tiger",
      "word": "chui milia"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "babara"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "rabbit",
      "word": "sungura"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "dragon",
      "word": "dragoni"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "horse",
      "word": "farasi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "goat",
      "word": "mbuzi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "monkey",
      "word": "kima"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "rooster",
      "word": "jogoo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "jimbi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "dog",
      "word": "mbwa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "pig",
      "word": "nguruwe [edit]"
    }
  ],
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          "_dis": "50 50",
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        },
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            "Nature"
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        },
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          "_dis": "74 26",
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          "langcode": "sw",
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            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
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      ],
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        ]
      ]
    },
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        },
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          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "50 50",
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      "glosses": [
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      ],
      "id": "en-nyoka-sw-noun-ua8Xr0~F",
      "links": [
        [
          "worm",
          "worm"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/ˈɲɔ.kɑ/"
    },
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    },
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  "word": "nyoka"
}
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    "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swahili lemmas",
    "Swahili nouns",
    "Swahili terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
    "Swahili terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
    "sw:Animals",
    "sw:Snakes"
  ],
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      "english": "serpent",
      "word": "joka"
    }
  ],
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  ],
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "nyoka class X",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "sense": "Chinese zodiac signs",
      "word": "alama za unajimu wa Kichina"
    },
    {
      "english": "rat",
      "word": "panya"
    },
    {
      "english": "ox",
      "word": "ng'ombe"
    },
    {
      "english": "tiger",
      "word": "chui milia"
    },
    {
      "word": "babara"
    },
    {
      "english": "rabbit",
      "word": "sungura"
    },
    {
      "english": "dragon",
      "word": "dragoni"
    },
    {
      "english": "horse",
      "word": "farasi"
    },
    {
      "english": "goat",
      "word": "mbuzi"
    },
    {
      "english": "monkey",
      "word": "kima"
    },
    {
      "english": "rooster",
      "word": "jogoo"
    },
    {
      "word": "jimbi"
    },
    {
      "english": "dog",
      "word": "mbwa"
    },
    {
      "english": "pig",
      "word": "nguruwe [edit]"
    }
  ],
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      ],
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          "snake"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "worm"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "worm",
          "worm"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈɲɔ.kɑ/"
    },
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    }
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}

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