"uwele" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-uwele.flac [Kenya] Forms: mawele [plural]
Etymology: From Common Bantu *ìbèdé. Etymology templates: {{inh|sw|bnt-cmn|*ìbèdé}} Common Bantu *ìbèdé Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} uwele, {{sw-noun|u|mawele}} uwele (u class, plural mawele)
  1. pearl millet (grain) Tags: class-11, class-12, class-14 Categories (lifeform): Grains Related terms: mwele
    Sense id: en-uwele-sw-noun-g~Nh0ENC Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for uwele meaning in Swahili (1.5kB)

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  "etymology_text": "From Common Bantu *ìbèdé.",
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        },
        {
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            "Grasses",
            "Eating",
            "Food and drink",
            "Commelinids",
            "Human behaviour",
            "All topics",
            "Plants",
            "Human",
            "Fundamental",
            "Lifeforms",
            "Life",
            "Nature"
          ],
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "pearl millet (grain)"
      ],
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          "pearl millet"
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        {
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        }
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        "class-12",
        "class-14"
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}
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        "Swahili terms with audio links",
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