"Tutsi" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈtʊtsi/ Forms: Tutsis [plural], Tutsi [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Rwanda-Rundi Umutūtsi. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:bor|rw:Umutūtsi|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Rwanda-Rundi", "term" : "Umutūtsi", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "rw" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "Tutsi", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="Tutsi"> Borrowed from Rwanda-Rundi Umutūtsi. Head templates: {{en-noun|s|*}} Tutsi (plural Tutsis or Tutsi)
  1. A member of an ethnic group in Rwanda and Burundi Wikidata QID: Q193092 Derived forms: Tutsiness Translations (member of an ethnic group in Rwanda and Burundi): 圖西人 /图西人 (túxīrén) (Chinese Mandarin), 圖西族 /图西族 (túxīzú) (Chinese Mandarin), Tutsi [masculine] (French), Umutūtsi (Rwanda-Rundi)

Noun [French]

IPA: /tut.si/, /tyt.si/ Audio: LL-Q150_(fra)-Pamputt-Tutsi.wav [France] (note: Brétigny-sur-Orge) Forms: Tutsis [plural], Tutsie [feminine], Toutsi [alternative]
Etymology: From Rwanda-Rundi Umutūtsi. Etymology templates: {{ety|fr|:bor|rw:Umutūtsi}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Rwanda-Rundi", "term" : "Umutūtsi", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "rw" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "Tutsi", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" }" data-lang="fr" data-title="Tutsi">, {{bor|fr|rw|Umutūtsi}} Rwanda-Rundi Umutūtsi Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=Tutsie}} Tutsi m (plural Tutsis, feminine Tutsie)
  1. Tutsi Tags: masculine

Inflected forms

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