"pua" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-pua.flac [Kenya] Forms: mapua [plural]
Etymology: Cognate with Chichewa mphuno and Shona mhuno. Etymology templates: {{cog|ny|mphuno}} Chichewa mphuno, {{cog|sn|mhuno}} Shona mhuno Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} pua, {{sw-noun|ma}} pua (ma class, plural mapua)
  1. nose Tags: class-5, class-6 Categories (topical): Face, Metals Derived forms: tundu la pua
    Sense id: en-pua-sw-noun-sw:nose Disambiguation of Face: 50 50 Disambiguation of Metals: 50 50 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-pua.flac [Kenya]
Etymology: A very old borrowing, ultimately from Persian پولاد (pulâd). Etymology templates: {{der|sw|fa|پولاد|tr=pulâd}} Persian پولاد (pulâd) Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} pua, {{sw-noun|n|-}} pua (n class, no plural)
  1. steel Tags: class-10, class-9, no-plural Categories (topical): Face, Metals Synonyms: feleji
    Sense id: en-pua-sw-noun-sw:steel Disambiguation of Face: 50 50 Disambiguation of Metals: 50 50 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for pua meaning in Swahili (3.5kB)

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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sn",
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      "expansion": "Shona mhuno",
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  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Chichewa mphuno and Shona mhuno.",
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