"ukurasa" meaning in Swahili

See ukurasa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-ukurasa.flac Forms: ukurasa class XI [canonical], kurasa class X [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic كُرَّاسَة (kurrāsa). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|ar|كُرَّاسَة}} Borrowed from Arabic كُرَّاسَة (kurrāsa), {{root|sw|ar|ك ر س}} Head templates: {{sw-noun|u}} ukurasa class XI (plural kurasa class X)
  1. page
    Sense id: en-ukurasa-sw-noun-NmAxWprz Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Books

Inflected forms

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