"mfuko" meaning in All languages combined

See mfuko on Wiktionary

Noun [Swahili]

IPA: /m̩ˈfu.kɔ/ (note: Unguja standard) Audio: Sw-ke-mfuko.flac [Kenya] Forms: mifuko [class-iv, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀pùkò. Cognate with Bemba mufuko, Kikuyu muhuko. Etymology templates: {{ety|sw|:inh|bnt-pro:*mʊ̀pùkò|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Swahili", "term" : "mfuko", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "sw" }" data-lang="sw" data-title="mfuko"> Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀pùkò., {{cog|bem|mufuko}} Bemba mufuko, {{cog|ki|muhuko}} Kikuyu muhuko Head templates: {{sw-noun|mi}} mfuko class III (plural mifuko class IV)
  1. bag Tags: class-iii
    Sense id: en-mfuko-sw-noun-wBgBm2qL Categories (other): Swahili terms with collocations, Bags Disambiguation of Bags: 78 19 4
  2. purse Tags: class-iii
    Sense id: en-mfuko-sw-noun-RWaj7KYV Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Swahili entries referencing missing etymons, Swahili entries with etymology texts, Swahili entries with etymon, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 14 71 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 71 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 85 8 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 5 90 5 Disambiguation of Swahili entries referencing missing etymons: 5 90 5 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with etymology texts: 6 89 6 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with etymon: 6 88 6 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 5 89 5
  3. pocket Tags: class-iii
    Sense id: en-mfuko-sw-noun-YvXViP05
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kifuko, fuko

Inflected forms

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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀pùkò. Cognate with Bemba mufuko, Kikuyu muhuko.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mifuko",
      "tags": [
        "class-iv",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "mi"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        },
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          "tags": [
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          ],
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          "translation": "plastic bag",
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        }
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      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "pocket",
          "pocket"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-iii"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/m̩ˈfu.kɔ/",
      "note": "Unguja standard"
    },
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
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  ],
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          "pocket",
          "pocket"
        ]
      ],
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      "tags": [
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    }
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  "word": "mfuko"
}

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