"staa" meaning in Swahili

See staa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-staa.flac Forms: staa class V [canonical], mastaa class VI [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English star. Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|en|star}} Borrowed from English star Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma}} staa class V (plural mastaa class VI)
  1. celebrity Categories (topical): People Synonyms: nyota
    Sense id: en-staa-sw-noun-2eIYrIcN Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "star"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from English star",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English star.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "staa class V",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mastaa class VI",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
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          "langcode": "sw",
          "name": "People",
          "orig": "sw:People",
          "parents": [
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "celebrity"
      ],
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        [
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          "celebrity"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "nyota"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mastaa class VI",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "senses": [
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        "Pages with entries",
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        "Swahili lemmas",
        "Swahili nouns",
        "Swahili terms borrowed from English",
        "Swahili terms derived from English",
        "sw:People"
      ],
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        "celebrity"
      ],
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        [
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        ]
      ],
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        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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}

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