"unyoya" meaning in Swahili

See unyoya in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-unyoya.flac Forms: unyoya class XI [canonical], manyoya class VI [plural], nyoya class X [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀jòjá. Etymology templates: {{inh|sw|bnt-pro|*bʊ̀jòjá}} Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀jòjá Head templates: {{sw-noun|u-ma|pl2=nyoya|pl2cl=X}} unyoya class XI (plural manyoya class VI or nyoya class X)
  1. feather
    Sense id: en-unyoya-sw-noun-tSEV6lU8 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 36 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 36 27 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 37 36 27
  2. fur (hairy coat of a mammal, especially when fine, soft and thick)
    Sense id: en-unyoya-sw-noun-~mxYwkuU Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Anatomy, Zoology Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 36 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 36 27 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 37 36 27 Disambiguation of Anatomy: 24 52 24 Disambiguation of Zoology: 9 64 27
  3. hair (of an animal)
    Sense id: en-unyoya-sw-noun-nfqcJnak Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 32 36 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 36 27 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 37 36 27

Inflected forms

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