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Njila

2 entry variants

Portuguese definitions

  1. 1
    zoology
    • Biped, oviparous, winged animal
    • Bird
    • Small bird
    • Generic name for winged animals.
    Examples
    • 💬u tuka kala njila
  2. 2
    Supposed disease that attacks infants of a few months, who cry a lot at night
  3. 3
    • Riverside bird
    • Kingfisher.
    • V. ndĂ­riku.
    Examples
    • 💬njila ndĂ­riku
  4. 4
    bot. Medicinal plant whose root is recommended for endemic tumours and inflammations.
    Examples
    • 💬njila ndĂșndu
  5. 5
    • large tree of the legume family (Pterocarpus erinaceus), known as «red sandalwood», for exuding a blood-red liquid under the bark
    • V. ndĂșua; mutĂ©te.
    Examples
    • 💬njila sonde
  6. 6
    said of any ripe fruit pecked by birds.
    Examples
    • 💬Kiria njila

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Portuguese definitions

  1. 1
    Generic name for all strips of land leading from one place to another
  2. 2
    • Path.
    • Space that is travelled
    • Road; route; street: kuenda mu-kunhongojoka
  3. 3
    • Public way
    • Route; tour
    • Journey; navigation; crossing
    • Course.
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