"ny-" meaning in Swahili

See ny- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Forms: ny- [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *n-. Etymology templates: {{inh|sw|bnt-pro|*n-}} Proto-Bantu *n- Head templates: {{head|sw|prefix|plural|ny-}} ny- (plural ny-)
  1. [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#N class|n class_((IX/X))]] adjective agreement prefix used before vowels Tags: morpheme Synonyms (before labial consonants): m- Synonyms (before non-labial consonants): n-
    Sense id: en-ny--sw-prefix-MqV4GOkL Disambiguation of 'before labial consonants': 76 24 Disambiguation of 'before non-labial consonants': 74 26
  2. [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#N class|n class_((X))]] noun prefix for plurals of some [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#U class|u class_((XI))]] nouns with vowel-initial stems Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ny--sw-prefix-WUu0FbC1 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 41 59

Download JSON data for ny- meaning in Swahili (1.5kB)

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