"mchumba" meaning in All languages combined

See mchumba on Wiktionary

Noun [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-mchumba.flac [Kenya] Forms: wachumba [class-ii, plural]
Etymology: From m- + chumba (“room”). Etymology templates: {{ety|sw|:af|m-<id:class 1 noun>|chumba<t:room>|text=+|tree=1}} From m- + chumba (“room”). Head templates: {{sw-noun|wa}} mchumba class I (plural wachumba class II)
  1. fiancé/fiancée Tags: class-i
    Sense id: en-mchumba-sw-noun-hFG8ExC3 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 1 noun), Marriage Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 91 9 Disambiguation of Swahili entries referencing missing etymons: 91 9 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with etymology texts: 89 11 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with etymology trees: 89 11 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with etymon: 89 11 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of Swahili terms prefixed with m- (class 1 noun): 72 28 Disambiguation of Marriage: 100 0
  2. lover Tags: class-i
    Sense id: en-mchumba-sw-noun-FqLdOocl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: -chumbisha, uchumba

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": ":af",
        "3": "m-<id:class 1 noun>",
        "4": "chumba<t:room>",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "From m- + chumba (“room”).",
      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From m- + chumba (“room”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wachumba",
      "tags": [
        "class-ii",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wa"
      },
      "expansion": "mchumba class I (plural wachumba class II)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "-chumbisha"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "uchumba"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "72 28",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using etymon with no ID",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "72 28",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "85 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "89 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with etymology trees",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "91 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "91 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili entries referencing missing etymons",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "89 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili entries with etymology texts",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "89 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili entries with etymology trees",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "89 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili entries with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "90 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "72 28",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili terms prefixed with m- (class 1 noun)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "100 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "sw",
          "name": "Marriage",
          "orig": "sw:Marriage",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fiancé/fiancée"
      ],
      "id": "en-mchumba-sw-noun-hFG8ExC3",
      "links": [
        [
          "fiancé",
          "fiancé"
        ],
        [
          "fiancée",
          "fiancée"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-i"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lover"
      ],
      "id": "en-mchumba-sw-noun-FqLdOocl",
      "links": [
        [
          "lover",
          "lover"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-i"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-mchumba.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/4c/Sw-ke-mchumba.flac/Sw-ke-mchumba.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/4c/Sw-ke-mchumba.flac/Sw-ke-mchumba.flac.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Kenya"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mchumba"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages using etymon with no ID",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Pages with etymology trees",
    "Pages with etymon",
    "Swahili class I nouns",
    "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 lemmas",
    "Swahili nouns",
    "Swahili terms prefixed with m- (class 1 noun)",
    "sw:Marriage"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": ":af",
        "3": "m-<id:class 1 noun>",
        "4": "chumba<t:room>",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "From m- + chumba (“room”).",
      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From m- + chumba (“room”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wachumba",
      "tags": [
        "class-ii",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "wa"
      },
      "expansion": "mchumba class I (plural wachumba class II)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "-chumbisha"
    },
    {
      "word": "uchumba"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fiancé/fiancée"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fiancé",
          "fiancé"
        ],
        [
          "fiancée",
          "fiancée"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-i"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lover"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lover",
          "lover"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-i"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-mchumba.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/4c/Sw-ke-mchumba.flac/Sw-ke-mchumba.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/4c/Sw-ke-mchumba.flac/Sw-ke-mchumba.flac.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Kenya"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mchumba"
}

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