"mlamu" meaning in All languages combined

See mlamu on Wiktionary

Noun [Chichewa]

IPA: /ˈmɽa.mu/ Forms: alamu [class-2, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Common Bantu *mʊ̀dámʊ́ (“brother-or sister-in-law”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ny|bnt-cmn|*mʊ̀dámʊ́||brother-or sister-in-law|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Common Bantu *mʊ̀dámʊ́ (“brother-or sister-in-law”), {{inh+|ny|bnt-cmn|*mʊ̀dámʊ́||brother-or sister-in-law}} Inherited from Common Bantu *mʊ̀dámʊ́ (“brother-or sister-in-law”) Head templates: {{ny-noun|mlamu|1}} mlamu class 1 (plural alamu class 2)
  1. in-law Tags: class-1
    Sense id: en-mlamu-ny-noun-sesjhSU~ Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Family members, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 96 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 2 2

Noun [Tumbuka]

Forms: ŵamlamu [class-2, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Common Bantu *mʊ̀dámʊ́ (“brother-or sister-in-law”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|tum|bnt-cmn|*mʊ̀dámʊ́||brother-or sister-in-law|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Common Bantu *mʊ̀dámʊ́ (“brother-or sister-in-law”), {{inh+|tum|bnt-cmn|*mʊ̀dámʊ́||brother-or sister-in-law}} Inherited from Common Bantu *mʊ̀dámʊ́ (“brother-or sister-in-law”) Head templates: {{tum-noun|1|ŵamlamu}} mlamu class 1 (plural ŵamlamu class 2)
  1. brother-in-law Tags: class-1
    Sense id: en-mlamu-tum-noun-c-mhp4HH Categories (other): Tumbuka entries with incorrect language header, Family members, Male people Disambiguation of Tumbuka entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Family members: 50 50 Disambiguation of Male people: 50 50
  2. sister-in-law Tags: class-1
    Sense id: en-mlamu-tum-noun-wUaGe7Aj Categories (other): Tumbuka entries with incorrect language header, Family members, Male people Disambiguation of Tumbuka entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Family members: 50 50 Disambiguation of Male people: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Female people Disambiguation of Female people: 0 0

Inflected forms

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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mʊ̀dámʊ́"
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      "args": {
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        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "bnt-cmn",
        "3": "*mʊ̀dámʊ́",
        "4": "",
        "5": "brother-or sister-in-law"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Common Bantu *mʊ̀dámʊ́ (“brother-or sister-in-law”)",
      "name": "inh+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Common Bantu *mʊ̀dámʊ́ (“brother-or sister-in-law”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "alamu",
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        "class-2",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mlamu",
        "2": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "mlamu class 1 (plural alamu class 2)",
      "name": "ny-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ny",
          "name": "Family members",
          "orig": "ny:Family members",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "96 2 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "97 2 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
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      ],
      "id": "en-mlamu-ny-noun-sesjhSU~",
      "links": [
        [
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          "in-law"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɽa.mu/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mlamu"
}

{
  "categories": [
    {
      "_dis": "0 0",
      "kind": "other",
      "langcode": "tum",
      "name": "Female people",
      "orig": "tum:Female people",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w+disamb"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
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      "*mʊ̀dámʊ́",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mʊ̀dámʊ́"
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  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "i",
        "3": "I"
      },
      "expansion": "I",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tum",
        "2": "bnt-cmn",
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        "4": "",
        "5": "brother-or sister-in-law",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Common Bantu *mʊ̀dámʊ́ (“brother-or sister-in-law”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tum",
        "2": "bnt-cmn",
        "3": "*mʊ̀dámʊ́",
        "4": "",
        "5": "brother-or sister-in-law"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Common Bantu *mʊ̀dámʊ́ (“brother-or sister-in-law”)",
      "name": "inh+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Common Bantu *mʊ̀dámʊ́ (“brother-or sister-in-law”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ŵamlamu",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "1",
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      },
      "expansion": "mlamu class 1 (plural ŵamlamu class 2)",
      "name": "tum-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tumbuka",
  "lang_code": "tum",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tumbuka entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "tum",
          "name": "Male people",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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      ],
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          "name": "Tumbuka entries with incorrect language header",
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        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "tum",
          "name": "Family members",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
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          "name": "Male people",
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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      "links": [
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          "sister-in-law"
        ]
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Pages with entries",
    "tum:Family members",
    "tum:Female people",
    "tum:Male people"
  ],
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      "Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mʊ̀dámʊ́"
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        "5": "brother-or sister-in-law",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Common Bantu *mʊ̀dámʊ́ (“brother-or sister-in-law”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "bnt-cmn",
        "3": "*mʊ̀dámʊ́",
        "4": "",
        "5": "brother-or sister-in-law"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Common Bantu *mʊ̀dámʊ́ (“brother-or sister-in-law”)",
      "name": "inh+"
    }
  ],
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    {
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      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chichewa lemmas",
        "Chichewa nouns",
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        "Chichewa terms inherited from Common Bantu",
        "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
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      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmɽa.mu/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mlamu"
}

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    "Tumbuka entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tumbuka lemmas",
    "Tumbuka nouns",
    "Tumbuka terms derived from Common Bantu",
    "Tumbuka terms inherited from Common Bantu",
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        "g3": "",
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      },
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        "5": "brother-or sister-in-law"
      },
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      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural"
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    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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  "lang_code": "tum",
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    {
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        [
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          "brother-in-law"
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      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
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      ],
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        [
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          "sister-in-law"
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  ],
  "word": "mlamu"
}

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