"mlango" meaning in All languages combined

See mlango on Wiktionary

Noun [Swahili]

IPA: /m̩ˈlɑ.ᵑɡɔ/ (note: Unguja standard) Audio: Sw-ke-mlango.flac [Kenya] Forms: milango [class-iv, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Common Bantu *mʊ̀dàngò (“door”). Etymology templates: {{ety|sw|:inh|bnt-cmn:*mʊ̀dɪ̀àngò<alt:*mʊ̀dàngò><t:door>|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Swahili", "term" : "mlango", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "sw" }" data-lang="sw" data-title="mlango"> Inherited from Common Bantu *mʊ̀dàngò (“door”). Head templates: {{sw-noun|mi}} mlango class III (plural milango class IV)
  1. door Tags: class-iii
    Sense id: en-mlango-sw-noun-JTTi3h3s Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, 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: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 50 50 Disambiguation of Swahili entries referencing missing etymons: 39 61 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with etymology texts: 44 56 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with etymon: 50 50 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 36 64
  2. branch (line of family descent) Tags: class-iii
    Sense id: en-mlango-sw-noun-0etJRssb Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, 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: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 50 50 Disambiguation of Swahili entries referencing missing etymons: 39 61 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with etymology texts: 44 56 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with etymon: 50 50 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 36 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: lango
Categories (other): Architecture Disambiguation of Architecture: 0 0

Noun [Yao (Africa)]

Forms: mlango class 3 [canonical], milango [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Common Bantu *mʊ̀dàngò (“doorway”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|yao|bnt-cmn|*mʊ̀dɪ̀àngò|*mʊ̀dàngò|doorway|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Common Bantu *mʊ̀dàngò (“doorway”), {{inh+|yao|bnt-cmn|*mʊ̀dɪ̀àngò|*mʊ̀dàngò|doorway}} Inherited from Common Bantu *mʊ̀dàngò (“doorway”) Head templates: {{head|yao|noun|plural|milango|g=c3}} mlango class 3 (plural milango)
  1. doorway
    Sense id: en-mlango-yao-noun-rOj4mFHR Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 6 6 50 37
  2. a group of families in a village who are related
    Sense id: en-mlango-yao-noun-EXr2YT55 Categories (other): Pages with entries, Yao (Africa) entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 5 37 54 Disambiguation of Yao (Africa) entries with incorrect language header: 27 73

Inflected forms

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Download raw JSONL data for mlango meaning in All languages combined (3.3kB)

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