"mlei" meaning in All languages combined

See mlei on Wiktionary

Adjective [Rade]

Etymology: From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palihi, from Proto-Austronesian *paliSi. Etymology templates: {{inh|rad|poz-pro|*palihi}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palihi, {{inh|rad|map-pro|*paliSi}} Proto-Austronesian *paliSi Head templates: {{head|rad|adjective}} mlei
  1. taboo Derived forms: bi mlei
    Sense id: en-mlei-rad-adj-62h~v3wY Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Rade entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-mlei.flac [Kenya] Forms: walei [class-ii, plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀- Proto-Sabaki *mu- Swahili m- Old English læġ English lay Swahili mlei From m- + English lay. Etymology templates: {{ety|sw|:af|m-<id:class 1 noun>|en:lay|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀- Proto-Sabaki *mu- Swahili m- Old English læġ English lay Swahili mlei [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Sabaki", "term" : "*mu-", "gloss" : "class-1 noun prefix", "lang" : "bnt-sab-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Swahili", "term" : "m-", "lang" : "sw" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "læġ", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "lay", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Swahili", "term" : "mlei", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "sw" }" data-lang="sw" data-title="mlei"> From m- + English lay. Head templates: {{sw-noun|m-wa}} mlei class I (plural walei class II)
  1. layperson, layman (person who is not a cleric) Tags: class-i

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rad",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*palihi"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palihi",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rad",
        "2": "map-pro",
        "3": "*paliSi"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *paliSi",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palihi, from Proto-Austronesian *paliSi.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rad",
        "2": "adjective"
      },
      "expansion": "mlei",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Rade",
  "lang_code": "rad",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Rade entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "bi mlei"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "taboo"
      ],
      "id": "en-mlei-rad-adj-62h~v3wY",
      "links": [
        [
          "taboo",
          "taboo"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mlei"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": ":af",
        "3": "m-<id:class 1 noun>",
        "4": "en:lay",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Bantu *mʊ̀-\nProto-Sabaki *mu-\nSwahili m-\nOld English læġ\nEnglish lay\nSwahili mlei\n[Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Sabaki\", \"term\" : \"*mu-\", \"gloss\" : \"class-1 noun prefix\", \"lang\" : \"bnt-sab-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Swahili\", \"term\" : \"m-\", \"lang\" : \"sw\" }, { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Old English\", \"term\" : \"læġ\", \"status\" : \"missing\", \"lang\" : \"ang\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"lay\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Swahili\", \"term\" : \"mlei\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"sw\" }\" data-lang=\"sw\" data-title=\"mlei\">\nFrom m- + English lay.",
      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Bantu *mʊ̀-\nProto-Sabaki *mu-\nSwahili m-\nOld English læġ\nEnglish lay\nSwahili mlei\nFrom m- + English lay.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "walei",
      "tags": [
        "class-ii",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m-wa"
      },
      "expansion": "mlei class I (plural walei class II)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using etymon with no ID",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Pages with etymology trees",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili entries referencing pages with etymology sections missing etymons",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili entries with etymology texts",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili entries with etymology trees",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Swahili entries with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "sw",
          "name": "People",
          "orig": "sw:People",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "layperson, layman (person who is not a cleric)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "layperson",
          "layperson"
        ],
        [
          "layman",
          "layman"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-i"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-mlei.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e1/Sw-ke-mlei.flac/Sw-ke-mlei.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e1/Sw-ke-mlei.flac/Sw-ke-mlei.flac.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Kenya"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mlei"
}
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "bi mlei"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "rad",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*palihi"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palihi",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rad",
        "2": "map-pro",
        "3": "*paliSi"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *paliSi",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palihi, from Proto-Austronesian *paliSi.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rad",
        "2": "adjective"
      },
      "expansion": "mlei",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Rade",
  "lang_code": "rad",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
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        "Pages with entries",
        "Rade adjectives",
        "Rade entries with incorrect language header",
        "Rade lemmas",
        "Rade terms derived from Proto-Austronesian",
        "Rade terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
        "Rade terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian",
        "Rade terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "taboo"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "taboo",
          "taboo"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mlei"
}

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": ":af",
        "3": "m-<id:class 1 noun>",
        "4": "en:lay",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Bantu *mʊ̀-\nProto-Sabaki *mu-\nSwahili m-\nOld English læġ\nEnglish lay\nSwahili mlei\n[Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Sabaki\", \"term\" : \"*mu-\", \"gloss\" : \"class-1 noun prefix\", \"lang\" : \"bnt-sab-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang_name\" : \"Swahili\", \"term\" : \"m-\", \"lang\" : \"sw\" }, { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Old English\", \"term\" : \"læġ\", \"status\" : \"missing\", \"lang\" : \"ang\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"lay\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Swahili\", \"term\" : \"mlei\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"sw\" }\" data-lang=\"sw\" data-title=\"mlei\">\nFrom m- + English lay.",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Bantu *mʊ̀-\nProto-Sabaki *mu-\nSwahili m-\nOld English læġ\nEnglish lay\nSwahili mlei\nFrom m- + English lay.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "walei",
      "tags": [
        "class-ii",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "mlei class I (plural walei class II)",
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymology trees",
        "Pages with etymon",
        "Swahili class I nouns",
        "Swahili entries referencing pages with etymology sections 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 derived from English",
        "Swahili terms derived from Old English",
        "Swahili terms prefixed with m- (class 1 noun)",
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      "glosses": [
        "layperson, layman (person who is not a cleric)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "layperson",
          "layperson"
        ],
        [
          "layman",
          "layman"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "audio": "Sw-ke-mlei.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e1/Sw-ke-mlei.flac/Sw-ke-mlei.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e1/Sw-ke-mlei.flac/Sw-ke-mlei.flac.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Kenya"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mlei"
}

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