"angu" meaning in Afar

See angu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /anˈɡu/, [ʔʌŋˈɡʊ]
Etymology: From Proto-Cushitic, from Proto-Afroasiatic *nuuk. Cognates include Iraqw isaangw, Sidamo unuuna, Saho angu and Jiiddu eenge (“breast”). Related to Somali nuug / dhuuq (“to suck”), Egyptian snq (“to suck”), Akkadian 𒂊𒉈𒆪 (enēqu, “to suck”), Hebrew ינק (yanaq, “to suck”), Hausa nono (“breast”). Etymology templates: {{inh|aa|cus-pro|-}} Proto-Cushitic, {{inh|aa|afa-pro|*nuuk}} Proto-Afroasiatic *nuuk, {{cog|irk|isaangw}} Iraqw isaangw, {{cog|sid|unuuna}} Sidamo unuuna, {{cog|ssy|angu}} Saho angu, {{cog|jii|eenge|t=breast}} Jiiddu eenge (“breast”), {{cog|so|nuug}} Somali nuug, {{cog|egy|snq|t=to suck}} Egyptian snq (“to suck”), {{cog|akk|𒂊𒉈𒆪|t=to suck|tr=enēqu}} Akkadian 𒂊𒉈𒆪 (enēqu, “to suck”), {{cog|he|ינק|t=to suck|tr=yanaq}} Hebrew ינק (yanaq, “to suck”), {{cog|ha|nono|t=breast}} Hausa nono (“breast”) Head templates: {{head|aa|noun|||||||or||or||or||plural|anguugá|or||or||or||or||f10accel-form=p|f10g=f|f11accel-form=p|f11g=f|f1accel-form=f|f2accel-form=m|f3accel-form=s|f3g=?|f4accel-form=s|f4g=?|f5accel-form=s|f5g=?|f6accel-form=s|f6g=?|f7accel-form=p|f7g=f|f8accel-form=p|f8g=f|f9accel-form=p|f9g=f|g=f|g2=|head=angú}} angú f (plural anguugá f), {{aa-noun|angú|g=f|gpl=f|pl=anguugá}} angú f (plural anguugá f) Inflection templates: {{aa-decl|angú}} Forms: angú [canonical, feminine], anguugá [feminine, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], angú [absolutive], angú [predicative], angú [subjective], angú [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], angúl [l-case, with-postposition], angúk [k-case, with-postposition], angút [t-case, with-postposition], angúh [h-case, with-postposition]
  1. breast
    Sense id: en-angu-aa-noun-OBNtbjQ4 Categories (other): Afar entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, Body parts
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        "3": "-"
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      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "ssy",
        "2": "angu"
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      "expansion": "Saho angu",
      "name": "cog"
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        "2": "eenge",
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      },
      "expansion": "Jiiddu eenge (“breast”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "so",
        "2": "nuug"
      },
      "expansion": "Somali nuug",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "snq",
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      },
      "expansion": "Egyptian snq (“to suck”)",
      "name": "cog"
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    },
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          "angú",
          "angu#Afar"
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          "angú",
          "angu#Afar"
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        [
          "angú",
          "angu#Afar"
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      "form": "angú",
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        [
          "angú",
          "angu#Afar"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aa-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "angúl",
      "links": [
        [
          "angúl",
          "angul#Afar"
        ]
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "l-case",
        "with-postposition"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "angúk",
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        [
          "angúk",
          "anguk#Afar"
        ]
      ],
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        "k-case",
        "with-postposition"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "angút",
      "links": [
        [
          "angút",
          "angut#Afar"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "t-case",
        "with-postposition"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "angúh",
      "links": [
        [
          "angúh",
          "anguh#Afar"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
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        "h-case",
        "with-postposition"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "10": "",
        "11": "or",
        "12": "",
        "13": "or",
        "14": "",
        "15": "plural",
        "16": "anguugá",
        "17": "or",
        "18": "",
        "19": "or",
        "2": "noun",
        "20": "",
        "21": "or",
        "22": "",
        "23": "or",
        "24": "",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "or",
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        "f3g": "?",
        "f4accel-form": "s",
        "f4g": "?",
        "f5accel-form": "s",
        "f5g": "?",
        "f6accel-form": "s",
        "f6g": "?",
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        "g2": "",
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    },
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      },
      "expansion": "angú f (plural anguugá f)",
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "an‧gu"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "an‧gu"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "angú"
      },
      "name": "aa-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Afar",
  "lang_code": "aa",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Afar entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "name": "Body parts",
          "orig": "aa:Body parts",
          "parents": [
            "Anatomy"
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        "breast"
      ],
      "id": "en-angu-aa-noun-OBNtbjQ4",
      "links": [
        [
          "breast",
          "breast"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/anˈɡu/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔʌŋˈɡʊ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "angu"
}
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      "args": {
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        "2": "cus-pro",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Cushitic",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "ssy",
        "2": "angu"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
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        "1": "jii",
        "2": "eenge",
        "t": "breast"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
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      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
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        "t": "to suck"
      },
      "expansion": "Egyptian snq (“to suck”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "akk",
        "2": "𒂊𒉈𒆪",
        "t": "to suck",
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      "expansion": "Akkadian 𒂊𒉈𒆪 (enēqu, “to suck”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "ינק",
        "t": "to suck",
        "tr": "yanaq"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "t": "breast"
      },
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    {
      "form": "angú",
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        "canonical",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "anguugá",
      "links": [
        [
          "anguugá",
          "anguuga"
        ]
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      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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        "table-tags"
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    },
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "angú",
      "links": [
        [
          "angú",
          "angu#Afar"
        ]
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "absolutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "angú",
      "links": [
        [
          "angú",
          "angu#Afar"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "predicative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "angú",
      "links": [
        [
          "angú",
          "angu#Afar"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "subjective"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "angú",
      "links": [
        [
          "angú",
          "angu#Afar"
        ]
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aa-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "angúl",
      "links": [
        [
          "angúl",
          "angul#Afar"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "l-case",
        "with-postposition"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "angúk",
      "links": [
        [
          "angúk",
          "anguk#Afar"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "k-case",
        "with-postposition"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "angút",
      "links": [
        [
          "angút",
          "angut#Afar"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "t-case",
        "with-postposition"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "angúh",
      "links": [
        [
          "angúh",
          "anguh#Afar"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
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        "h-case",
        "with-postposition"
      ]
    }
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        "18": "",
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        "22": "",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
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        "f3accel-form": "s",
        "f3g": "?",
        "f4accel-form": "s",
        "f4g": "?",
        "f5accel-form": "s",
        "f5g": "?",
        "f6accel-form": "s",
        "f6g": "?",
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        "g2": "",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "angú",
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      "expansion": "angú f (plural anguugá f)",
      "name": "aa-noun"
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  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "an‧gu"
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    {
      "parts": [
        "an‧gu"
      ]
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "angú"
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      "name": "aa-decl"
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  "lang": "Afar",
  "lang_code": "aa",
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        "Afar feminine nouns",
        "Afar lemmas",
        "Afar nouns",
        "Afar terms derived from Proto-Afroasiatic",
        "Afar terms derived from Proto-Cushitic",
        "Afar terms inherited from Proto-Afroasiatic",
        "Afar terms inherited from Proto-Cushitic",
        "Afar terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 9 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "breast"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "breast",
          "breast"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/anˈɡu/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔʌŋˈɡʊ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "angu"
}

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