"pilo" meaning in Swahili

See pilo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-pilo.flac Forms: pilo class IX [canonical], pilo class X [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English pillow. Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|en|pillow}} Borrowed from English pillow Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} pilo class IX (plural pilo class X)
  1. (rare) pillow Tags: rare Categories (topical): Bedding Synonyms: mto
    Sense id: en-pilo-sw-noun-9gANTviV Categories (other): Pages with 11 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "pillow"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from English pillow",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English pillow.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pilo class IX",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pilo class X",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "pilo class IX (plural pilo class X)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 11 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sw",
          "name": "Bedding",
          "orig": "sw:Bedding",
          "parents": [
            "Home",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2021 December 12, “Simulizi ya baba aliyesafiri ndani ya sanduku kutoka London mpaka Australia”, in BBC Swahili:",
          "text": "Ndani ya sanduku ni spears, akiandamana na chakula cha makopo , tochi , blanketi na pilo na pia chupa mbili za plastiki moja ya maji ya kunywa na nyingine ya kujisaidia haja ndogo, sanduku liliingizwa ndege ya shirika la ndege la India kwenda Perth magharibi mwa Australia.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "pillow"
      ],
      "id": "en-pilo-sw-noun-9gANTviV",
      "links": [
        [
          "pillow",
          "pillow"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) pillow"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mto"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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  "word": "pilo"
}
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "pillow"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from English pillow",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English pillow.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pilo class IX",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pilo class X",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "pilo class IX (plural pilo class X)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 11 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Requests for translations of Swahili quotations",
        "Swahili class IX nouns",
        "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
        "Swahili lemmas",
        "Swahili nouns",
        "Swahili terms borrowed from English",
        "Swahili terms derived from English",
        "Swahili terms with quotations",
        "Swahili terms with rare senses",
        "sw:Bedding"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2021 December 12, “Simulizi ya baba aliyesafiri ndani ya sanduku kutoka London mpaka Australia”, in BBC Swahili:",
          "text": "Ndani ya sanduku ni spears, akiandamana na chakula cha makopo , tochi , blanketi na pilo na pia chupa mbili za plastiki moja ya maji ya kunywa na nyingine ya kujisaidia haja ndogo, sanduku liliingizwa ndege ya shirika la ndege la India kwenda Perth magharibi mwa Australia.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "pillow"
      ],
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        [
          "pillow",
          "pillow"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) pillow"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mto"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-pilo.flac",
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    }
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}

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