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Noun [Akan]

Forms: kuntu [plural]
Head templates: {{head|ak|noun|plural|kuntu}} kuntu (plural kuntu)
  1. (Twi, Fante) blanket Tags: Fante, Twi Synonyms: adasoɔ
    Sense id: en-kuntu-ak-noun-fND8buYe Categories (other): Akan entries with incorrect language header, Fante Akan, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Twi Akan, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 52 14 21 10 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 18 26 12 2

Noun [Kaurna]

IPA: [ˈkuntu] Forms: kundo [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-Core-Thura-Yurra *kuntu. Head templates: {{head|zku|noun}} kuntu
  1. (anatomy) chest (the front of the upper body)
    Sense id: en-kuntu-zku-noun-H8jUIhQb Categories (other): Anatomy, Body parts Disambiguation of Body parts: 63 23 11 3 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (by extension) anything that sticks out like a chest Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-kuntu-zku-noun--hq5poOw Categories (other): Kaurna entries with incorrect language header, Liquids Disambiguation of Kaurna entries with incorrect language header: 30 43 19 8 Disambiguation of Liquids: 31 41 20 8
  3. (figurative, by extension) courage, guts, bravery (seat of strong emotions, such as hatred or thirst) Tags: broadly, figuratively Synonyms: tangka
    Sense id: en-kuntu-zku-noun-V8cueaOR Categories (other): Emotions Disambiguation of Emotions: 20 27 50 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Climatology Disambiguation of Climatology: 0 0 0 0 Derived forms: kuntu manka (english: striped scars on the chest), kuntu pakurta (english: round ornamental scars on the chest), kuntu pamanthi (english: to hate, to dislike), kuntu pungkunthi (english: to hate, to dislike), kuntu pungkurrinthi (english: to be concerned, to be sorry, to be anxious), kuntu pungkurripurka (english: anxious person), kuntu warpu (english: sternum, chest bone; thirsty), kuntu warpurninthi (english: to want, to desire, to be thirsty), kuntu wilta (english: brave, bold, courageous), kuntu wirri (english: scars on the chest), kuntu yartarninthi (english: to be calm, to be content, to like someone's company), kuntu yartarrinthi (english: to be anxious, to be worried), kuntumuka (english: male breast, chest), kunturrkinthi (english: to be proud, to stick one's chest out)

Noun [Kaurna]

IPA: [ˈkuntu] Forms: kundo [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|zku|noun}} kuntu
  1. flood, deluge, inundation (large overflow of water) Derived forms: kuntunthi (english: to wash, to splash water), kunturrinthi (english: to wash oneself, to bathe), kunturu (english: rain), kunturu katiti (english: umbrella)
    Sense id: en-kuntu-zku-noun-7qMGvWee Categories (other): Water Disambiguation of Water: 1 41 1 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Climatology Disambiguation of Climatology: 0 0 0 0
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    "zku:Emotions",
    "zku:Liquids",
    "zku:Water"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "to wash, to splash water",
      "translation": "to wash, to splash water",
      "word": "kuntunthi"
    },
    {
      "english": "to wash oneself, to bathe",
      "translation": "to wash oneself, to bathe",
      "word": "kunturrinthi"
    },
    {
      "english": "rain",
      "translation": "rain",
      "word": "kunturu"
    },
    {
      "english": "umbrella",
      "translation": "umbrella",
      "word": "kunturu katiti"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": "2",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kundo",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zku",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "kuntu",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "kun",
        "tu"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kaurna",
  "lang_code": "zku",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Kaurna terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              5
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              8,
              13
            ]
          ],
          "english": "A large flood arrived.",
          "text": "Kuntu tawarra pudni.",
          "translation": "A large flood arrived.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "flood, deluge, inundation (large overflow of water)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "flood",
          "flood"
        ],
        [
          "deluge",
          "deluge"
        ],
        [
          "inundation",
          "inundation"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkuntu]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kuntu"
}

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