"siwa" meaning in Swahili

See siwa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-siwa.flac Forms: masiwa [plural]
Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} siwa, {{sw-noun|ma}} siwa (ma class, plural masiwa)
  1. A type of ceremonial horn made of ivory and brass or wood blown at weddings and other events. Tags: class-5, class-6 Categories (topical): Musical instruments
    Sense id: en-siwa-sw-noun-8KFL2TPq Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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    }
  ],
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    }
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        {
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          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sw",
          "name": "Musical instruments",
          "orig": "sw:Musical instruments",
          "parents": [
            "Music",
            "Tools",
            "Art",
            "Sound",
            "Technology",
            "Culture",
            "Energy",
            "All topics",
            "Society",
            "Nature",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "A type of ceremonial horn made of ivory and brass or wood blown at weddings and other events."
      ],
      "id": "en-siwa-sw-noun-8KFL2TPq",
      "links": [
        [
          "ceremonial",
          "ceremonial"
        ],
        [
          "horn",
          "horn"
        ],
        [
          "ivory",
          "ivory"
        ],
        [
          "brass",
          "brass"
        ],
        [
          "wood",
          "wood"
        ],
        [
          "wedding",
          "wedding"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
        "class-6"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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        "Pages with entries",
        "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
        "Swahili lemmas",
        "Swahili ma class nouns",
        "Swahili nouns",
        "sw:Musical instruments"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A type of ceremonial horn made of ivory and brass or wood blown at weddings and other events."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ceremonial",
          "ceremonial"
        ],
        [
          "horn",
          "horn"
        ],
        [
          "ivory",
          "ivory"
        ],
        [
          "brass",
          "brass"
        ],
        [
          "wood",
          "wood"
        ],
        [
          "wedding",
          "wedding"
        ]
      ],
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        "class-6"
      ]
    }
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    }
  ],
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}

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