"zao" meaning in Swahili

See zao in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: Sw-ke-zao.flac
Etymology: From -zaa. Head templates: {{head|sw|adjective form}} zao
  1. N class inflected form of -ao (plural only). Tags: class-10, class-9, form-of Form of: -ao (extra: plural only)
    Sense id: en-zao-sw-adj-f6uQ2HoG

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-zao.flac Forms: zao class V [canonical], mazao class VI [plural]
Etymology: From -zaa. Head templates: {{sw-noun|ma}} zao class V (plural mazao class VI)
  1. offspring
    Sense id: en-zao-sw-noun-bPXuCc6h Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 21 45 34
  2. (in the plural) produce, crops Tags: in-plural
    Sense id: en-zao-sw-noun-i3xu~rmm

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From -zaa.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "zao class V",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mazao class VI",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ma"
      },
      "expansion": "zao class V (plural mazao class VI)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "21 45 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "offspring"
      ],
      "id": "en-zao-sw-noun-bPXuCc6h",
      "links": [
        [
          "offspring",
          "offspring"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "produce, crops"
      ],
      "id": "en-zao-sw-noun-i3xu~rmm",
      "links": [
        [
          "produce",
          "produce"
        ],
        [
          "crops",
          "crops"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in the plural) produce, crops"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "in-plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-zao.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d8/Sw-ke-zao.flac/Sw-ke-zao.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d8/Sw-ke-zao.flac/Sw-ke-zao.flac.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zao"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "From -zaa.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "adjective form"
      },
      "expansion": "zao",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "plural only",
          "word": "-ao"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "N class inflected form of -ao (plural only)."
      ],
      "id": "en-zao-sw-adj-f6uQ2HoG",
      "links": [
        [
          "-ao",
          "ao#Swahili"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "form-of"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-zao.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d8/Sw-ke-zao.flac/Sw-ke-zao.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d8/Sw-ke-zao.flac/Sw-ke-zao.flac.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zao"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Swahili adjective forms",
    "Swahili class V nouns",
    "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swahili lemmas",
    "Swahili non-lemma forms",
    "Swahili nouns"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From -zaa.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "zao class V",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mazao class VI",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ma"
      },
      "expansion": "zao class V (plural mazao class VI)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "offspring"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "offspring",
          "offspring"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "produce, crops"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "produce",
          "produce"
        ],
        [
          "crops",
          "crops"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in the plural) produce, crops"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "in-plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-zao.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d8/Sw-ke-zao.flac/Sw-ke-zao.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d8/Sw-ke-zao.flac/Sw-ke-zao.flac.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zao"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 5 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Swahili adjective forms",
    "Swahili class V nouns",
    "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swahili lemmas",
    "Swahili non-lemma forms",
    "Swahili nouns"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From -zaa.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "adjective form"
      },
      "expansion": "zao",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "plural only",
          "word": "-ao"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "N class inflected form of -ao (plural only)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-ao",
          "ao#Swahili"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9",
        "form-of"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-zao.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d8/Sw-ke-zao.flac/Sw-ke-zao.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/d/d8/Sw-ke-zao.flac/Sw-ke-zao.flac.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zao"
}

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