"upotoshaji" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Forms: upotoshaji class XI [canonical]
Etymology: From u- + -potosha + -aji. Etymology templates: {{af|sw|u-|potosha|-aji|alt2=-potosha}} u- + -potosha + -aji Head templates: {{sw-noun|u|-}} upotoshaji class XI (no plural)
  1. distortion, perversion -- used e.g. for media influence/fake news Tags: no-plural
    Sense id: en-upotoshaji-sw-noun-LU27WuV0 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili terms prefixed with u-, Swahili terms suffixed with -aji Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 14 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of Swahili terms prefixed with u-: 91 9 Disambiguation of Swahili terms suffixed with -aji: 91 9
  2. deception (the act) Tags: no-plural
    Sense id: en-upotoshaji-sw-noun-sh9rBAMk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: upotoshaji wa haki
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  "derived": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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        "3": "potosha",
        "4": "-aji",
        "alt2": "-potosha"
      },
      "expansion": "u- + -potosha + -aji",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From u- + -potosha + -aji.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "upotoshaji class XI",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "76 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "86 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "94 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "91 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili terms prefixed with u-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "91 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili terms suffixed with -aji",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "distortion, perversion -- used e.g. for media influence/fake news"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "distortion",
          "distortion"
        ],
        [
          "perversion",
          "perversion"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "no-plural"
      ]
    },
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        "deception (the act)"
      ],
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          "deception"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "no-plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "upotoshaji"
}
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    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Swahili class XI nouns",
    "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swahili lemmas",
    "Swahili nouns",
    "Swahili terms prefixed with u-",
    "Swahili terms suffixed with -aji",
    "Swahili uncountable nouns"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "upotoshaji wa haki"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
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        "2": "u-",
        "3": "potosha",
        "4": "-aji",
        "alt2": "-potosha"
      },
      "expansion": "u- + -potosha + -aji",
      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From u- + -potosha + -aji.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "upotoshaji class XI",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "u",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "upotoshaji class XI (no plural)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "distortion, perversion -- used e.g. for media influence/fake news"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "distortion",
          "distortion"
        ],
        [
          "perversion",
          "perversion"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "no-plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "deception (the act)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "deception",
          "deception"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "no-plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "upotoshaji"
}

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