"esomba" meaning in All languages combined

See esomba on Wiktionary

Noun [Malawi Lomwe]

Forms: esomba class 9 [canonical], esomba [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *ncómbá. Cognate with Chichewa nsómba, Tumbuka somba and Yao (Africa) somba. Etymology templates: {{der|lon|bnt-pro|*ncómbá}} Proto-Bantu *ncómbá, {{cog|ny|nsómba}} Chichewa nsómba, {{cog|tum|somba}} Tumbuka somba, {{cog|yao|somba}} Yao (Africa) somba Head templates: {{head|lon|noun|plural|esomba|g=c9}} esomba class 9 (plural esomba)
  1. fish
    Sense id: en-esomba-lon-noun-tHSpmicF Categories (other): Malawi Lomwe entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Fish
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
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        "1": "yao",
        "2": "somba"
      },
      "expansion": "Yao (Africa) somba",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *ncómbá. Cognate with Chichewa nsómba, Tumbuka somba and Yao (Africa) somba.",
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      },
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    }
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  "lang": "Malawi Lomwe",
  "lang_code": "lon",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "lon",
          "name": "Fish",
          "orig": "lon:Fish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fish"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "fish",
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "nsómba"
      },
      "expansion": "Chichewa nsómba",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tum",
        "2": "somba"
      },
      "expansion": "Tumbuka somba",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yao",
        "2": "somba"
      },
      "expansion": "Yao (Africa) somba",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *ncómbá. Cognate with Chichewa nsómba, Tumbuka somba and Yao (Africa) somba.",
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  "lang": "Malawi Lomwe",
  "lang_code": "lon",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Malawi Lomwe entries with incorrect language header",
        "Malawi Lomwe lemmas",
        "Malawi Lomwe nouns",
        "Malawi Lomwe terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "lon:Fish"
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        "fish"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fish",
          "fish"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "esomba"
}

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