"-kazi" meaning in Xhosa

See -kazi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kádí. Etymology templates: {{inh|xh|bnt-pro|*mʊ̀kádí}} Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kádí Head templates: {{head|xh|suffix}} -kazi
  1. Suffix deriving words for female people from those for male people. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--kazi-xh-suffix-ZyV2k88s Categories (other): Xhosa entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for -kazi meaning in Xhosa (0.7kB)

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xh",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*mʊ̀kádí"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kádí",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kádí.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xh",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-kazi",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Xhosa",
  "lang_code": "xh",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Xhosa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Suffix deriving words for female people from those for male people."
      ],
      "id": "en--kazi-xh-suffix-ZyV2k88s",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-kazi"
}
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xh",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*mʊ̀kádí"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kádí",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kádí.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xh",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-kazi",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Xhosa",
  "lang_code": "xh",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Xhosa entries with incorrect language header",
        "Xhosa lemmas",
        "Xhosa suffixes",
        "Xhosa terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
        "Xhosa terms inherited from Proto-Bantu"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Suffix deriving words for female people from those for male people."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-kazi"
}

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