"uki" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-uki.flac [Kenya]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀jíkɪ̀. Etymology templates: {{inh|sw|bnt-pro|*bʊ̀jíkɪ̀}} Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀jíkɪ̀ Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} uki, {{sw-noun|u|-}} uki (u class, no plural)
  1. honey (sweet substance produced by bees) Tags: class-11, class-12, class-14, no-plural Categories (topical): Honey Synonyms: asali
    Sense id: en-uki-sw-noun-wSm648rg Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header

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

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          "langcode": "sw",
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          "orig": "sw:Honey",
          "parents": [
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            "Condiments",
            "Agriculture",
            "Foods",
            "Applied sciences",
            "Eating",
            "Food and drink",
            "Sciences",
            "Human behaviour",
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            "Human",
            "Fundamental"
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        "class-12",
        "class-14",
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        "Swahili terms with audio links",
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        "class-12",
        "class-14",
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    {
      "word": "asali"
    }
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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 2024-05-06 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). 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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