"lwa-" meaning in Zulu

See lwa- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

IPA: /lʷa/
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *dʊ́á-. Etymology templates: {{inh|zu|bnt-pro|*dʊ́á-}} Proto-Bantu *dʊ́á- Head templates: {{head|zu|prefix|cat2=possessive concords}} lwa-
  1. of; class 11 possessive concord. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-lwa--zu-prefix-sD4Cgd~j Categories (other): Zulu entries with incorrect language header, Zulu possessive concords

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zu",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*dʊ́á-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *dʊ́á-",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *dʊ́á-.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zu",
        "2": "prefix",
        "cat2": "possessive concords"
      },
      "expansion": "lwa-",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Zulu",
  "lang_code": "zu",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Zulu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Zulu possessive concords",
          "parents": [
            "Possessive concords",
            "Concords",
            "Prefixes",
            "Morphemes",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "of; class 11 possessive concord."
      ],
      "id": "en-lwa--zu-prefix-sD4Cgd~j",
      "links": [
        [
          "of",
          "of"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/lʷa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lwa-"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zu",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*dʊ́á-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *dʊ́á-",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *dʊ́á-.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zu",
        "2": "prefix",
        "cat2": "possessive concords"
      },
      "expansion": "lwa-",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "zu",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Zulu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Zulu lemmas",
        "Zulu possessive concords",
        "Zulu prefixes",
        "Zulu terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
        "Zulu terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
        "Zulu terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "of; class 11 possessive concord."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "of",
          "of"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/lʷa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lwa-"
}

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