"kakhulu" meaning in Zulu

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Adverb

IPA: /ɠakʰûːlu/ Forms: kakhûlu [canonical]
Etymology: From ka- + -khulu. Etymology templates: {{affix|zu|ka-|khulu|alt2=-khulu}} ka- + -khulu Head templates: {{head|zu|adverb|head=kakhûlu}} kakhûlu, {{zu-adv|kakhûlu}} kakhûlu
  1. a lot, very much, greatly
    Sense id: en-kakhulu-zu-adv-yQr5SPZ0
  2. strongly
    Sense id: en-kakhulu-zu-adv-cwnZ809Y
  3. loudly
    Sense id: en-kakhulu-zu-adv-v~7ml7JO Categories (other): Zulu entries with incorrect language header, Zulu terms prefixed with ka- Disambiguation of Zulu entries with incorrect language header: 1 0 94 2 2 1 Disambiguation of Zulu terms prefixed with ka-: 5 0 80 5 7 3
  4. chiefly, mainly
    Sense id: en-kakhulu-zu-adv-hvVIi59S
  5. very
    Sense id: en-kakhulu-zu-adv-TGpIOfg9
  6. too (excessively)
    Sense id: en-kakhulu-zu-adv-0y-ZG-h-

Download JSON data for kakhulu meaning in Zulu (1.5kB)

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      "name": "affix"
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  "etymology_text": "From ka- + -khulu.",
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    {
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        [
          "much",
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          "chiefly",
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        "too (excessively)"
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          "strongly",
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          "loudly",
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      ],
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        [
          "too",
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