"sera" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-sera.flac [Kenya] Forms: masera [plural]
Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} sera, {{sw-noun|ma}} sera (ma class, plural masera)
  1. policy (plan or course of action) Tags: class-5, class-6
    Sense id: en-sera-sw-noun-RhpcE88a Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 82 10 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-sera.flac [Kenya] Forms: sera [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic [Term?]. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sw|ar||||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Arabic [Term?], {{bor+|sw|ar}} Borrowed from Arabic [Term?] Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} sera, {{sw-noun|n}} sera (n class, plural sera)
  1. fortress, fort Tags: class-10, class-9 Synonyms: ngome, boma, buruji
    Sense id: en-sera-sw-noun-sw:fortress
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-sera.flac [Kenya]
Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} sera, {{sw-noun}} sera (needs class)
  1. beeswax
    Sense id: en-sera-sw-noun-hzUE8BA6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for sera meaning in Swahili (3.0kB)

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