"sana" meaning in Swahili

See sana in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Audio: Sw-ke-sana.flac
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic [Term?]. Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|ar}} Borrowed from Arabic [Term?] Head templates: {{head|sw|adverb}} sana
  1. a lot, (very) much
    Sense id: en-sana-sw-adv-KMnXHRmI Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 76 0 24
  2. too
    Sense id: en-sana-sw-adv-lMBfHEWh
  3. very, extremely
    Sense id: en-sana-sw-adv-phYrS6Em Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 76 0 24
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