"siwa" meaning in Swahili

See siwa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-siwa.flac [Kenya] 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): Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for siwa meaning in Swahili (1.4kB)

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Swahili dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-20 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (1d5a7d1 and 304864d). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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