"ukuta" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-ukuta.flac [Kenya] Forms: kuta [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Malay kota (“city, fort”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sw|ms|kota||city, fort|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Malay kota (“city, fort”), {{bor+|sw|ms|kota||city, fort}} Borrowed from Malay kota (“city, fort”) Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} ukuta, {{sw-noun|u}} ukuta (u class, plural kuta)
  1. wall (structure built for defense surrounding or separating an area) Wikipedia link: sw:ukuta Tags: class-11, class-12, class-14 Categories (topical): Walls and fences
    Sense id: en-ukuta-sw-noun-6OoTkMiQ Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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