"wakia" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-wakia.flac Forms: wakia class IX [canonical], wakia class X [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic وِقِيَّة (wiqiyya). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|ar|وِقِيَّة}} Borrowed from Arabic وِقِيَّة (wiqiyya) Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} wakia class IX (plural wakia class X)
  1. An ounce. Categories (topical): Units of measure Synonyms: aunsi
    Sense id: en-wakia-sw-noun-Lo4a-Dnj Disambiguation of Units of measure: 64 36
  2. (obsolete) An old measure of weight, tied to the weight of a silver coin. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-wakia-sw-noun-qzAhSK4S Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 9 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ratili
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