"woga" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-woga.flac Forms: woga class XI [canonical], uoga [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu [Term?]. Etymology templates: {{inh|sw|bnt-pro}} Proto-Bantu [Term?] Head templates: {{sw-noun|u|-}} woga class XI (no plural)
  1. (uncountable) fear (caused by actual or perceived danger or threat) Wikipedia link: sw:woga Tags: no-plural, uncountable Categories (topical): Fear Synonyms: hofu Derived forms: mwoga (english: coward) Related terms: -ogopa
    Sense id: en-woga-sw-noun-iICGQKCU Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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