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ta - tabasuria tanguka - taradhia tetere - tia pua tufe - tumbasi
tabasurika - taghafali tarafa - tatai tia rahani - Timori tumbawe - tungikwa
taghafalisha - tajirika tatana - tayarisha timu - titiga tungiza - tutuma
tajirisha - talikiwa tayarisho - tekeza titima - tokeza tutumka - tyubu
taliza - tamshi tekineti - tengemana tokezea - topas
tamthili - tangua tengemano - tetemeko tope - tufani


Entry below is tutumka - this headword has not been grouped

-tutumka { English: become angry }
verb
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-tutumka { English: boil up }
verb
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-tutumka { English: bubble up }
verb
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-tutumka { English: get excited }
verb
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-tutumka { English: be puffed up (with pride) }
verb
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-tutumka { English: swell up }
verb
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Entry below is tutumua - this headword has not been grouped

-tutumua { English: boast }
verb
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-tutumua { English: make a strong effort }
verb
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-tutumua { English: puff oneself up }
verb
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-tutumua { English: strain oneself }
verb
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Entry below is tutuo - this headword has not been grouped

tutuo , pl matutuo { English: boasting }
noun
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tutuo , pl matutuo { English: haste } [derived: tutuka V]
noun 5/6
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tutuo , pl matutuo { English: hurry , pl hurries } [derived: tutuka V]
noun 5/6
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tutuo , pl matutuo { English: impatience } [derived: tutuka V]
noun 5/6
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Entry below is tutusa - this headword has not been grouped

-tutusa { English: feel ones way }
verb
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-tutusa { English: grope (for something) }
verb
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Entry below is tutusika - this headword has not been grouped

-tutusika { English: pulse }
verb potential
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-tutusika { English: throb }
verb potential
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Swahili Example: milizamu ikatutusika chini ya masikio yake [Sul]


Entry below is tutuu - this headword has not been grouped

tutuu , pl matutuu { English: hard swelling } [derived: tutuka V]
noun 5/6
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tutuu , pl matutuu { English: wart } [derived: tutuka V]
noun 5/6
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tutuu , pl matutuu { English: hard growth }  [Terminology: medical]
noun
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Entry below is tutuzika - this headword has not been grouped

-tutuzika { English: catch one's breath }
verb
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-tutuzika { English: take a rest }
verb
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Entry below is tuu

tuu , pl tuu { English: seeds of several herbaceous plants (mtuu) , pl seeds }
noun 9/10
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Swahili Example: nguo zao zikaganda tuu [Moh]


Entry below is tuutuu - this headword has not been grouped

tuutuu , pl matutuu { English: swelling }
noun
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tuutuu , pl matutuu { English: wart }
noun
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tuutuu , pl matutuu { English: hard growth }  [Terminology: medical]
noun
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Entry below is Tuvalu

Tuvalu { English: Tuvalu }  [Terminology: geography]
noun 9
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Entry below is tuwama - this headword has not been grouped

-tuwama { English: linger }
verb
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Swahili Example: alipopata kivuli alituwama [Moh]

-tuwama { English: loiter }
verb
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Entry below is tuwanyika

tuwanyika { English: snake (kind of) }
noun
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Entry below is tuwazi

tuwazi , pl matuwazi { English: cf. toasi }
noun
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Entry below is tuwi - this headword has not been grouped

tuwi , pl tuwi { English: coconut juice }
noun 9/10
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tuwi , pl tuwi { English: cream squeezed from coconut }
noun 9/10
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Entry below is tuza - this headword has not been grouped

-tuza { English: show appreciation }
verb
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-tuza { English: give a present }
verb
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-tuza { English: do honor to }
verb
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-tuza { English: keep }
verb
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-tuza { English: observe }
verb
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-tuza { English: show respect }
verb
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-tuza { English: reward }
verb
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tuza , pl matuza { English: award }
noun
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tuza , pl matuza { English: distinction , pl distinctions }
noun 5/6
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tuza , pl matuza { English: gift , pl gifts }
noun 5/6
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tuza , pl matuza { English: honor }
noun
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tuza , pl matuza { English: prize , pl prizes }
noun 5/6
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tuza , pl matuza { English: reward }
noun
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tuza , pl matuza { English: present , pl presents }
noun 5/6
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Entry below is tuzo - this headword has been grouped

tuzo , pl matuzo { English: gift , pl gifts }
noun 5/6
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tuzo , pl matuzo { English: present , pl presents } [derived: tuza V]
noun 5/6
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tuzo , pl matuzo { English: reward , pl rewards }
noun 5/6
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tuzo , pl tuzo { English: reward , pl rewards } [derived: tuza V]
noun 9/10
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tuzo , pl matuzo { English: honor , pl honors }
noun 5/6
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tuzo , pl matuzo { English: distinction , pl distinctions }
noun 5/6
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tuzo , pl matuzo { English: award , pl awards } [derived: tuza V]
noun 5/6
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tuzo , pl matuzo { English: prize , pl prizes } [derived: Swahili tuza]
noun 5/6
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tuzo , pl tuzo { English: prize , pl prizes }
noun 9/10
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Entry below is tuzua - this headword has not been grouped

-tuzua { English: disgrace }
verb
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-tuzua { English: humiliate }
verb
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Entry below is tuzwa - this headword has not been grouped

-tuzwa { English: be given a present }
verb
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-tuzwa { English: be honored }
verb
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-tuzwa { English: be rewarded }
verb
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Entry below is twa - this headword has not been grouped

-twa { English: the whole day }
adjective
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-twa { English: all day }
adjective
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-twa { English: set (of the sun) }
verb
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twa { English: we do }
verb subject
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Entry below is twaa - this headword has not been grouped

-twaa { English: accept }
verb
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-twaa { English: get }
verb
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-twaa { English: have sexual intercourse with (a woman) }
verb
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-twaa { English: receive }
verb
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-twaa { English: take away from }
verb
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-twaa { English: seize }
verb
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-twaa { English: take }
verb
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-twaa { English: capture }  [Terminology: military]
verb
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-twaa { English: occupy }  [Terminology: military]
verb
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-twaa { English: take }  [Terminology: military]
verb
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twaa { English: quietly }
adverb
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twaa { English: silently }
adverb
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Entry below is twaana - this headword has not been grouped

-twaana { English: have sexual intercourse (of man and woman) }
verb
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-twaana { English: be on intimate terms }
verb
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Entry below is twalika - this headword has not been grouped

-twalika { English: have sexual intercourse (of man and woman) }
verb
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-twalika { English: resemble each other }
verb
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-twalika { English: resemble each other }
verb
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Entry below is twaliwa - this headword has not been grouped

-twaliwa { English: be received }
verb
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-twaliwa { English: be robbed }
verb
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-twaliwa { English: be seized } [derived: twaa V]
verb
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-twaliwa { English: have something stolen }
verb
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-twaliwa { English: be taken }
verb
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-twaliwa { English: be taken } [derived: twaa V]
verb
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Entry below is twana - this headword has not been grouped

twana , pl matwana { English: scoundrel , pl scoundrels }
noun 5/6an
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twana , pl matwana { English: ill-bred person , pl ill-bred people }
noun 5/6an
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twana , pl matwana { English: impolite person , pl impolite people }
noun 5/6an
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twana , pl matwana { English: rascal , pl rascals } [derived: -twana N]
noun 5/6an
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twana , pl matwana { English: swindler , pl swindlers }
noun 5/6an
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Entry below is twanga - this headword has not been grouped

-twanga { English: drive a hard bargain }
verb
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-twanga { English: clean grain (in a mortar) }
verb
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-twanga { English: defeat }
verb
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-twanga { English: husk grain (in a mortar) }
verb
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Swahili Example: miye niliyetwanga nikachunga... [Abd]
English Example: It was I who husked and sifted...

-twanga { English: pound }
verb
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-twanga { English: snap (a photograph) }
verb
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-twanga { English: beat }
verb
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Entry below is twangwa

-twangwa { English: be pounded }
verb passive
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Swahili Example: akamiminwa kinuni na kutwangwatwangwa [Moh]


Entry below is twanzana - this headword has not been grouped

-twanzana { English: have sexual intercourse (of man and woman) }
verb
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-twanzana { English: be on intimate terms }
verb
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-twanzana { English: resemble each other }
verb
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Entry below is twawa - this headword has not been grouped

-twawa { English: cf. twaliwa }
verb
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-twawa { English: be received }
verb
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-twawa { English: be robbed }
verb
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-twawa { English: be seized }
verb
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-twawa { English: have something stolen }
verb
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-twawa { English: be taken }
verb
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Entry below is twaza - this headword has not been grouped

-twaza { English: be arrogant }
verb
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-twaza { English: boast }
verb
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-twaza { English: be complacent }
verb
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-twaza { English: deceive }
verb
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-twaza { English: be proud }
verb
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-twaza { English: show off }
verb
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Entry below is twazana

-twazana { English: cf. twaana }
verb
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Entry below is tweka - this headword has not been grouped

-tweka { English: hoist }
verb
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-tweka { English: raise up (i.e. a flag) }
verb
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Entry below is twende

twende (or tuende) { English: let's go } [derived: Swahili -enda]
verb conjugated
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Entry below is twesha - this headword has not been grouped

-twesha { English: cf. tweza and twisha }
verb
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-twesha { English: wish someone a good night }
verb
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-twesha { English: humiliate } [derived: tweka V]
verb
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Swahili Example: hilo lilimwuma likamwudhi likamtwesha [Muk]

-twesha { English: invite guest for the evening }
verb
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-twesha { English: offend } [derived: tweka V]
verb
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-twesha { English: pay someone an evening visit }
verb
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Entry below is tweta - this headword has not been grouped

-tweta { English: breath heavily }
verb
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-tweta { English: gasp for breath }
verb
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-tweta { English: pant }
verb
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Swahili Example: walikumbatiana wakitweta katika ladha ya mapenzi [Muk]


Entry below is tweza - this headword has not been grouped

-tweza { English: debase }
verb
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-tweza { English: degrade }
verb
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-tweza { English: disgrace }
verb
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-tweza { English: dishonor }
verb
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-tweza { English: humiliate }
verb
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-tweza { English: injure }
verb
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-tweza { English: offend }
verb
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Entry below is twiga

twiga , pl twiga { English: giraffe , pl giraffes }  [Terminology: zoology]
taxonomy: Giraffa camelopardalis
noun 9/10an
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Entry below is twika - this headword has not been grouped

-twika { English: cf. tweka }
verb
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-twika { English: hoist }
verb
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-twika { English: raise }
verb
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-twika { English: take up load on the head }
verb
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Entry below is twisha - this headword has not been grouped

-twisha { English: wish someone a good night }
verb
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-twisha { English: invite guest for the evening }
verb
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-twisha { English: pay someone an evening visit }
verb
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Entry below is twisho

twisho , pl matwisho { English: pad used when carrying a load on the head , pl pads }
noun 5/6
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Entry below is twisti

-twisti { English: dance the twist } [derived: Engl.]
verb
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Entry below is tyubu

tyubu , pl tyubu { English: tube , pl tubes }
noun 9/10
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