"nyoka" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɲɔ.kɑ/ Audio: Sw-ke-nyoka.flac [Kenya] Forms: nyoka [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *njókà. Etymology templates: {{inh|sw|bnt-pro|*njókà}} Proto-Bantu *njókà Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} nyoka, {{sw-noun|n}} nyoka (n class, plural nyoka)
  1. snake Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (lifeform): Animals, Snakes
    Sense id: en-nyoka-sw-noun-U419n-eO Disambiguation of Animals: 50 50 Disambiguation of Snakes: 84 16 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 50
  2. worm Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (lifeform): Animals
    Sense id: en-nyoka-sw-noun-ua8Xr0~F Disambiguation of Animals: 50 50 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with topic categories using raw markup: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: joka (english: serpent)
Related terms: alama za unajimu wa Kichina [Chinese] [astrology-signs, astrology, mysticism, philosophy, human-sciences, sciences], 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)

Inflected forms

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      "english": "rat",
      "word": "panya"
    },
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      "english": "ox",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "tiger",
      "word": "chui milia"
    },
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      "english": "rabbit",
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      "english": "dragon",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "horse",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "monkey",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "rooster",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "jimbi"
    },
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      "english": "dog",
      "word": "mbwa"
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      "english": "pig",
      "word": "nguruwe [edit]"
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    "Swahili terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    {
      "english": "rat",
      "word": "panya"
    },
    {
      "english": "ox",
      "word": "ng'ombe"
    },
    {
      "english": "tiger",
      "word": "chui milia"
    },
    {
      "word": "babara"
    },
    {
      "english": "rabbit",
      "word": "sungura"
    },
    {
      "english": "dragon",
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    },
    {
      "english": "horse",
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    },
    {
      "english": "goat",
      "word": "mbuzi"
    },
    {
      "english": "monkey",
      "word": "kima"
    },
    {
      "english": "rooster",
      "word": "jogoo"
    },
    {
      "word": "jimbi"
    },
    {
      "english": "dog",
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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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