"waya" meaning in Swahili

See waya in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-waya.flac Forms: nyaya [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English wire. Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|en|wire}} Borrowed from English wire Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} waya, {{sw-noun|n|nyaya}} waya (n class, plural nyaya)
  1. wire (thin thread of metal) Tags: class-10, class-9
    Sense id: en-waya-sw-noun-0iY7CkuE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-waya.flac Forms: nyaya [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic وِعَاء (wiʕāʔ). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|ar|وِعَاء}} Borrowed from Arabic وِعَاء (wiʕāʔ), {{root|sw|ar|و ع ي}} Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} waya, {{sw-noun|n|nyaya}} waya (n class, plural nyaya)
  1. earthen baking dish Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (topical): Cookware and bakeware
    Sense id: en-waya-sw-noun-gxpzkG93 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "wire"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from English wire",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English wire.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nyaya",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "waya",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "nyaya"
      },
      "expansion": "waya (n class, plural nyaya)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "wire (thin thread of metal)"
      ],
      "id": "en-waya-sw-noun-0iY7CkuE",
      "links": [
        [
          "wire",
          "wire"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-waya.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/48/Sw-ke-waya.flac/Sw-ke-waya.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/48/Sw-ke-waya.flac/Sw-ke-waya.flac.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "sw:waya"
  ],
  "word": "waya"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "وِعَاء"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Arabic وِعَاء (wiʕāʔ)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "و ع ي"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Arabic وِعَاء (wiʕāʔ).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nyaya",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "waya",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "nyaya"
      },
      "expansion": "waya (n class, plural nyaya)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sw",
          "name": "Cookware and bakeware",
          "orig": "sw:Cookware and bakeware",
          "parents": [
            "Kitchenware",
            "Cooking",
            "Home appliances",
            "Tools",
            "Food and drink",
            "Home",
            "Machines",
            "Technology",
            "All topics",
            "Society",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 92",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "earthen baking dish"
      ],
      "id": "en-waya-sw-noun-gxpzkG93",
      "links": [
        [
          "earthen",
          "earthen"
        ],
        [
          "baking",
          "baking"
        ],
        [
          "dish",
          "dish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-waya.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/48/Sw-ke-waya.flac/Sw-ke-waya.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/48/Sw-ke-waya.flac/Sw-ke-waya.flac.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "waya"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 9 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swahili lemmas",
    "Swahili n class nouns",
    "Swahili nouns",
    "Swahili terms borrowed from Arabic",
    "Swahili terms borrowed from English",
    "Swahili terms derived from Arabic",
    "Swahili terms derived from English",
    "Swahili terms derived from the Arabic root و ع ي"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "wire"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from English wire",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English wire.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nyaya",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "waya",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "nyaya"
      },
      "expansion": "waya (n class, plural nyaya)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "wire (thin thread of metal)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "wire",
          "wire"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-waya.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/48/Sw-ke-waya.flac/Sw-ke-waya.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/48/Sw-ke-waya.flac/Sw-ke-waya.flac.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "sw:waya"
  ],
  "word": "waya"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 9 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swahili lemmas",
    "Swahili n class nouns",
    "Swahili nouns",
    "Swahili terms borrowed from Arabic",
    "Swahili terms derived from Arabic",
    "Swahili terms derived from the Arabic root و ع ي"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "وِعَاء"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Arabic وِعَاء (wiʕāʔ)",
      "name": "bor+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "و ع ي"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Arabic وِعَاء (wiʕāʔ).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nyaya",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "waya",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "nyaya"
      },
      "expansion": "waya (n class, plural nyaya)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "sw:Cookware and bakeware"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "earthen baking dish"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "earthen",
          "earthen"
        ],
        [
          "baking",
          "baking"
        ],
        [
          "dish",
          "dish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-waya.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/48/Sw-ke-waya.flac/Sw-ke-waya.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/48/Sw-ke-waya.flac/Sw-ke-waya.flac.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "waya"
}

Download raw JSONL data for waya meaning in Swahili (2.7kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Swahili dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-11-06 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-10-02 using wiktextract (fbeafe8 and 7f03c9b). 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.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.