"ziwa" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

IPA: /ˈzi.wɑ/ Audio: Sw-ke-ziwa.flac Forms: maziwa [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *ìdìbà. Etymology templates: {{inh|sw|bnt-pro|*ìdìbà}} Proto-Bantu *ìdìbà Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} ziwa, {{sw-noun|ma}} ziwa (ma class, plural maziwa)
  1. lake (body of water) Tags: class-5, class-6
    Sense id: en-ziwa-sw-noun-jNiHmjx0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈzi.wɑ/ Audio: Sw-ke-ziwa.flac Forms: maziwa [plural]
Etymology: From the same Cushitic borrowing as maziwa (“milk”), which represents the original semantics, but was shifted to a plurale tantum to match other liquids. Etymology templates: {{der|sw|cus}} Cushitic Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} ziwa, {{sw-noun|ma}} ziwa (ma class, plural maziwa)
  1. breast (organ) Tags: class-5, class-6 Categories (topical): Anatomy, Water Synonyms: dodo
    Sense id: en-ziwa-sw-noun-QkNGc7eu Disambiguation of Anatomy: 17 83 Disambiguation of Water: 25 75 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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