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SWAHILI · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

ota.

to dream

3 characters2 syllables approx.Kiswahili language

Meaning & usage

verb

  1. to dream

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-dóota.

verb

  1. to sprout, to germinate, to grow

  2. to get warm

    kuota jua
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-jóta (“to warm oneself”), potentially from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-jot- (“to burn (of a fire)”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.