"mbongo" meaning in All languages combined

See mbongo on Wiktionary

Noun [Kituba]

Head templates: {{head|ktu|noun}} mbongo
  1. money
    Sense id: en-mbongo-ktu-noun-jSrItY6t Categories (other): Kituba entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 24 24 24 27 1 0

Noun [Kongo]

Forms: mbongo class 9 [canonical], zimbongo [plural]
Head templates: {{head|kg|noun|plural|zimbongo|g=c9}} mbongo class 9 (plural zimbongo)
  1. money
    Sense id: en-mbongo-kg-noun-jSrItY6t Categories (other): Kongo entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 24 24 24 27 1 0

Noun [Lingala]

Etymology: Borrowed from Kongo mbongo. Etymology templates: {{bor+|ln|kg|mbongo}} Borrowed from Kongo mbongo Head templates: {{head|ln|noun}} mbongo
  1. money
    Sense id: en-mbongo-ln-noun-jSrItY6t Categories (other): Lingala entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 4 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 24 24 24 27 1 0

Noun [Swahili]

Forms: mbongo class I [canonical], wabongo class II [plural]
Etymology: From m- + Bongo. Etymology templates: {{affix|sw|m-|Bongo}} m- + Bongo Head templates: {{sw-noun|wa}} mbongo class I (plural wabongo class II)
  1. (Tanzania, slang, dated) someone from Dar es Salaam Tags: dated, slang
    Sense id: en-mbongo-sw-noun-D2SLMHT1 Categories (other): Tanzanian Swahili, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili terms prefixed with m-, Demonyms Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 24 24 24 27 1 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 21 21 37 0 0 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 92 5 3 Disambiguation of Swahili terms prefixed with m-: 95 5 Disambiguation of Demonyms: 83 14 3
  2. (Tanzania, slang) Tanzanian (a person from Tanzania) Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-mbongo-sw-noun-tujVhWni Categories (other): Tanzanian Swahili
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Swahili]

Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{non-lemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|sw|noun form}} mbongo
  1. plural of ubongo Tags: form-of, plural Form of: ubongo
    Sense id: en-mbongo-sw-noun-PNoUeKyf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
        "1": "ktu",
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      },
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  "lang": "Kituba",
  "lang_code": "ktu",
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      "links": [
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    {
      "form": "mbongo class 9",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zimbongo",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      "expansion": "mbongo class 9 (plural zimbongo)",
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  "lang": "Kongo",
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        "3": "Bongo"
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From m- + Bongo.",
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      "tags": [
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "_dis": "24 24 24 27 1 0",
          "kind": "other",
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        },
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          "name": "Demonyms",
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          "Dar es Salaam"
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  "word": "mbongo"
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        "Pages with entries"
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}

Download raw JSONL data for mbongo meaning in All languages combined (3.8kB)

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  "msg": "suspicious unhandled suffix in Kongo: 'mbongo class 9', originally 'mbongo class 9'",
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    "mbongo"
  ],
  "section": "Kongo",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "mbongo",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "path": [
    "mbongo"
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  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "mbongo",
  "trace": ""
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{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1147",
  "msg": "suspicious related form tags ['canonical']: 'mbongo class 9' in 'mbongo class 9 (plural zimbongo)'",
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    "mbongo"
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  "title": "mbongo",
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}

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