"bu-" meaning in Zulu

See bu- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀-. Etymology templates: {{inh|zu|bnt-pro|*bʊ̀-}} Proto-Bantu *bʊ̀- Head templates: {{head|zu|prefix|cat2=simple noun prefixes}} bu-
  1. Class 14 simple noun prefix. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-bu--zu-prefix-nbNfy6Dy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

Forms: bú- [canonical]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *bʊ́-. Etymology templates: {{inh|zu|bnt-pro|*bʊ́-}} Proto-Bantu *bʊ́- Head templates: {{head|zu|prefix|cat2=subject concords|cat3=object concords|head=bú-}} bú-
  1. it; class 14 subject concord. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-bu--zu-prefix-xfaLT99o Categories (other): Zulu entries with incorrect language header, Zulu subject concords Disambiguation of Zulu entries with incorrect language header: 0 60 40 Disambiguation of Zulu subject concords: 5 56 39
  2. it; class 14 object concord. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-bu--zu-prefix-lI8p2v2T Categories (other): Zulu object concords Disambiguation of Zulu object concords: 9 39 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for bu- meaning in Zulu (1.8kB)

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