"byna" meaning in Afrikaans

See byna in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˈbəi̯.na/
Etymology: From Dutch bijna, from Middle Dutch bina. Equivalent to a univerbation of by + na. Etymology templates: {{inh|af|nl|bijna}} Dutch bijna, {{inh|af|dum|bina}} Middle Dutch bina, {{univerbation|af|by|na|nocap=1}} univerbation of by + na Head templates: {{head|af|adverb}} byna
  1. almost Synonyms: amper
    Sense id: en-byna-af-adv-lgLuyMoa Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header, Afrikaans univerbations

Download JSON data for byna meaning in Afrikaans (1.0kB)

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "nl",
        "3": "bijna"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch bijna",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "bina"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch bina",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "by",
        "3": "na",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "univerbation of by + na",
      "name": "univerbation"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Dutch bijna, from Middle Dutch bina. Equivalent to a univerbation of by + na.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "adverb"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
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  "lang_code": "af",
  "pos": "adv",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Afrikaans univerbations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "almost"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "almost",
          "almost"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "amper"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbəi̯.na/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "byna"
}
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    {
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        "1": "af",
        "2": "nl",
        "3": "bijna"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch bijna",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "bina"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch bina",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "by",
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        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "univerbation of by + na",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Dutch bijna, from Middle Dutch bina. Equivalent to a univerbation of by + na.",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "af",
        "2": "adverb"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "af",
  "pos": "adv",
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        "Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header",
        "Afrikaans lemmas",
        "Afrikaans terms derived from Dutch",
        "Afrikaans terms derived from Middle Dutch",
        "Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch",
        "Afrikaans terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
        "Afrikaans terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Afrikaans univerbations"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "almost"
      ],
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        [
          "almost",
          "almost"
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        {
          "word": "amper"
        }
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbəi̯.na/"
    }
  ],
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