"wakia" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-wakia.flac [Kenya] Forms: wakia [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic وِقِيَّة (wiqiyya). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sw|ar|وِقِيَّة|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Arabic وِقِيَّة (wiqiyya), {{bor+|sw|ar|وِقِيَّة}} Borrowed from Arabic وِقِيَّة (wiqiyya) Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} wakia, {{sw-noun|n}} wakia (n class, plural wakia)
  1. An ounce. Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (topical): Units of measure Synonyms: aunsi
    Sense id: en-wakia-sw-noun-Lo4a-Dnj Disambiguation of Units of measure: 83 17 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 54 46 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with topic categories using raw markup: 61 39
  2. (obsolete) An old measure of weight, tied to the weight of a silver coin. Tags: class-10, class-9, obsolete
    Sense id: en-wakia-sw-noun-qzAhSK4S Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ratili

Download JSON data for wakia meaning in Swahili (2.5kB)

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Swahili dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-20 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (1d5a7d1 and 304864d). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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