"kwa-" meaning in Xhosa

See kwa- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́á-. Etymology templates: {{inh|xh|bnt-pro|*kʊ́á-}} Proto-Bantu *kʊ́á- Head templates: {{head|xh|prefix|cat2=possessive concords}} kwa-
  1. of; class 15 possessive concord. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-kwa--xh-prefix-DB7BT8r6 Categories (other): Xhosa entries with incorrect language header, Xhosa possessive concords

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        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*kʊ́á-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *kʊ́á-",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́á-.",
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      "args": {
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        "cat2": "possessive concords"
      },
      "expansion": "kwa-",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Xhosa",
  "lang_code": "xh",
  "pos": "prefix",
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    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Xhosa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Xhosa possessive concords",
          "parents": [
            "Possessive concords",
            "Concords",
            "Prefixes",
            "Morphemes",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "of; class 15 possessive concord."
      ],
      "id": "en-kwa--xh-prefix-DB7BT8r6",
      "links": [
        [
          "of",
          "of"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kwa-"
}
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
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        "Xhosa possessive concords",
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        "Xhosa terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
        "Xhosa terms inherited from Proto-Bantu"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "of; class 15 possessive concord."
      ],
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      ]
    }
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