"soko" meaning in Swahili

See soko in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-soko.flac Forms: soko class V [canonical], masoko class VI [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic سُوق (sūq). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|ar|سُوق}} Borrowed from Arabic سُوق (sūq) Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma}} soko class V (plural masoko class VI)
  1. market (spacious site where trading takes place) Wikipedia link: sw:soko Categories (topical): Business
    Sense id: en-soko-sw-noun-qKiYWoFo Categories (other): Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ki",
            "2": "thoko",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kikuyu: thoko",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kikuyu: thoko"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mhi",
            "2": "soko",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ma'di: soko",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ma'di: soko"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "soco",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: soco",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "Mozambique"
          },
          "expansion": "(Mozambique)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: soco (Mozambique)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "rw",
            "2": "isoko",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Rwanda-Rundi: isoko",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Rwanda-Rundi: isoko"
    }
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Arabic سُوق (sūq).",
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    {
      "form": "soko class V",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "masoko class VI",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "ma"
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      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
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        },
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          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
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          "langcode": "sw",
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          "orig": "sw:Business",
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            "Society",
            "Social sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Sciences",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
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      ],
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      "links": [
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          "market",
          "market"
        ]
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      ]
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kikuyu: thoko",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kikuyu: thoko"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mhi",
            "2": "soko",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ma'di: soko",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ma'di: soko"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "soco",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: soco",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "Mozambique"
          },
          "expansion": "(Mozambique)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: soco (Mozambique)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "rw",
            "2": "isoko",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Rwanda-Rundi: isoko",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Rwanda-Rundi: isoko"
    }
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  ],
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      "form": "soko class V",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "masoko class VI",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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        "Swahili lemmas",
        "Swahili nouns",
        "Swahili terms borrowed from Arabic",
        "Swahili terms derived from Arabic",
        "sw:Business"
      ],
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      ],
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    }
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