ear

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[English Word] barren ear of grain

[English Plural] barren ears

[Swahili Word] pepe

[Swahili Plural] mapepe

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

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[English Word] ear

[English Plural] ears

[Swahili Word] sikio

[Swahili Plural] masikio

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Derived Language] Swahili

[Derived Word] sikia

[English Example] the mother said to her children: "wash your <b>ears</b>, your faces, and your necks!"

[Swahili Example] mama aliwasemea watoto wake: "naweni <b>masikio</b> yenu, nyuso zenu na shingo zenu!"

[Terminology] anatomy

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[English Word] ear (of maize)

[English Plural] ears of maize

[Swahili Word] shuke

[Swahili Plural] shuke

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 9/10

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[English Word] ear (of maize)

[English Plural] ears of maize

[Swahili Word] suke

[Swahili Plural] masuke

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

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[English Word] ear ornament (round silver disc)

[English Plural] ear ornaments

[Swahili Word] jasi

[Swahili Plural] majasi

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

[Note] rare

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[English Word] empty ear of maize

[English Plural] empty ears of maize

[Swahili Word] pepe

[Swahili Plural] mapepe

[Part of Speech] noun

[Class] 5/6

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[English Word] prick up one's ears

[Swahili Word] -tega sikio

[Part of Speech] verb

[Related Words] tega

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