"nyumba" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɲu.ᵐbɑ/ Audio: Sw-ke-nyumba.flac Forms: nyumba class IX [canonical], nyumba class X [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *njʊ̀mbá. Cognate to Luganda ennyumba. Etymology templates: {{inh|sw|bnt-pro|*njʊ̀mbá}} Proto-Bantu *njʊ̀mbá, {{cog|lg|ennyumba}} Luganda ennyumba Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} nyumba class IX (plural nyumba class X)
  1. house Categories (topical): Buildings, Housing Derived forms: chumba (english: room), jumba (english: mansion), nyumba ya uzazi (english: womb), unyumba (english: married life)
    Sense id: en-nyumba-sw-noun-1uIShmIa Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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        {
          "english": "womb",
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        },
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          "english": "married life",
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