"uke" meaning in Swahili

See uke in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-uke.flac Forms: uke class XI [canonical]
Etymology: From u- + mke. Etymology templates: {{af|sw|u-|mke}} u- + mke Head templates: {{sw-noun|u|-}} uke class XI (no plural)
  1. womanhood Tags: no-plural
    Sense id: en-uke-sw-noun-9HcerQNb Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili terms prefixed with u- Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 77 23 Disambiguation of Swahili terms prefixed with u-: 76 24
  2. (euphemistic) vulva, vagina Tags: euphemistic, no-plural Synonyms: uke
    Sense id: en-uke-sw-noun-zICzNJpt Categories (other): Swahili euphemisms
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: uke, kuma [vulgar], nyau [colloquial, vulgar]
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