"khoswe" meaning in All languages combined

See khoswe on Wiktionary

Noun [Chichewa]

IPA: /ˈkʰo.sʷe/ Forms: makoswe [class-6, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ìkòcʊ̀è (“rat (species)”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ny|bnt-pro|*ìkòcʊ̀è||rat (species)|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Bantu *ìkòcʊ̀è (“rat (species)”), {{inh+|ny|bnt-pro|*ìkòcʊ̀è||rat (species)}} Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ìkòcʊ̀è (“rat (species)”) Head templates: {{ny-noun|khoswe|1a/6|makoswe}} khoswe class 1a (plural makoswe class 6)
  1. house rat Tags: class-1a
    Sense id: en-khoswe-ny-noun-cKIFhcBw Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  ],
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