"paipu" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Forms: paipu class IX [canonical], paipu class X [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English pipe. Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|en|pipe}} Borrowed from English pipe Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} paipu class IX (plural paipu class X)
  1. pipe Synonyms: bomba
    Sense id: en-paipu-sw-noun-QAgpRzkW Categories (other): Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 50 2 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 98 2
  2. tube
    Sense id: en-paipu-sw-noun-BcxsZQ-m
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        "3": "pipe"
      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English pipe.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "paipu class IX",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "paipu class X",
      "tags": [
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  "lang_code": "sw",
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          "_dis": "48 50 2",
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          "parents": [],
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          "_dis": "98 2",
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          "parents": [
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      ],
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      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bomba"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2015 November 8, “6 wahukumiwa kifo kwa kuua wato 2 Bangladesh”, in BBC News Swahili:",
          "text": "Walimbana na kumuingiza paipu yenye upepo mkali hadi akafa.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "The man had to be fed through a tube for seven days in a row to give the tissue a chance to heal.",
          "ref": "2018 January 17, “Apasuka koo kwa kujaribu kuzuia kupiga chafya”, in BBC News Swahili:",
          "text": "Mtu huyo alilazimika kulishwa kwa kutumia paipu kwa siku saba mfululilizo ili kutoa fursa kwa tishu hizo kupona.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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          "tube",
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    "Swahili class IX nouns",
    "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swahili lemmas",
    "Swahili nouns",
    "Swahili terms borrowed from English",
    "Swahili terms derived from English"
  ],
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      "args": {
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English pipe.",
  "forms": [
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        "canonical"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "paipu class X",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        }
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        "Swahili terms with quotations"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "2015 November 8, “6 wahukumiwa kifo kwa kuua wato 2 Bangladesh”, in BBC News Swahili:",
          "text": "Walimbana na kumuingiza paipu yenye upepo mkali hadi akafa.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "english": "The man had to be fed through a tube for seven days in a row to give the tissue a chance to heal.",
          "ref": "2018 January 17, “Apasuka koo kwa kujaribu kuzuia kupiga chafya”, in BBC News Swahili:",
          "text": "Mtu huyo alilazimika kulishwa kwa kutumia paipu kwa siku saba mfululilizo ili kutoa fursa kwa tishu hizo kupona.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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      ]
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