"mchezo" meaning in All languages combined

See mchezo on Wiktionary

Noun [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-mchezo.flac [Kenya] Forms: michezo [class-iv, plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀- Proto-Sabaki *mu- Swahili m- Swahili -cheza Proto-Bantu *-ò Proto-Sabaki *-o Swahili -o Swahili mchezo From m- + -cheza + -o. Etymology templates: {{ety|sw|:af|m-<id:class 3 noun>|cheza<alt:-cheza>|-o<id:nominal>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀- Proto-Sabaki *mu- Swahili m- Swahili -cheza Proto-Bantu *-ò Proto-Sabaki *-o Swahili -o Swahili mchezo [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Sabaki", "term" : "*mu-", "gloss" : "class-3 noun prefix", "lang" : "bnt-sab-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Swahili", "term" : "m-", "lang" : "sw" }, { "alt" : "-cheza", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Swahili", "term" : "cheza", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "sw" }, { "id" : "nominal", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Bantu", "term" : "*-ò", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "bnt-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Sabaki", "term" : "*-o", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "bnt-sab-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Swahili", "term" : "-o", "lang" : "sw" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Swahili", "term" : "mchezo", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "sw" }" data-lang="sw" data-title="mchezo"> From m- + -cheza + -o. Head templates: {{sw-noun|mi}} mchezo class III (plural michezo class IV)
  1. game (pursuit or activity for entertainment) Tags: class-iii
    Sense id: en-mchezo-sw-noun-BqgDK772 Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Swahili terms prefixed with m- (class 3 noun), Recreation Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Swahili terms prefixed with m- (class 3 noun): 50 50 Disambiguation of Recreation: 89 11
  2. (usually in the plural) sport Tags: class-iii, plural-normally Synonyms: spoti
    Sense id: en-mchezo-sw-noun-7EUHhuJq Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Swahili entries referencing missing etymons, Swahili entries with etymology texts, Swahili entries with etymology trees, Swahili entries with etymon, Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili terms prefixed with m- (class 3 noun), Swahili terms suffixed with -o (nominal) Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 28 72 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 27 73 Disambiguation of Swahili entries referencing missing etymons: 27 73 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with etymology texts: 28 72 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with etymology trees: 28 72 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with etymon: 28 72 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of Swahili terms prefixed with m- (class 3 noun): 50 50 Disambiguation of Swahili terms suffixed with -o (nominal): 28 72

Inflected forms

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