"mtwe" meaning in All languages combined

See mtwe on Wiktionary

Noun [Yao (Africa)]

Forms: mtwe class 3 [canonical], mitwe [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀tʊ́è (“head”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-túi (“head”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|yao|bnt-pro|*mʊ̀tʊ́è||head|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀tʊ́è (“head”), {{inh+|yao|bnt-pro|*mʊ̀tʊ́è||head}} Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀tʊ́è (“head”), {{inh|yao|alv-pro|*-túi||head}} Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-túi (“head”) Head templates: {{head|yao|noun|plural|mitwe|g=c3}} mtwe class 3 (plural mitwe)
  1. head (body part)
    Sense id: en-mtwe-yao-noun-BZeRlpL1 Categories (other): Body parts Disambiguation of Body parts: 61 25 5 9
  2. chapter (headings of a book)
    Sense id: en-mtwe-yao-noun-HMvMm6nf Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Yao (Africa) entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 51 13 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 57 11 28 Disambiguation of Yao (Africa) entries with incorrect language header: 11 34 27 27
  3. point, heading
    Sense id: en-mtwe-yao-noun-X0IkQd3P
  4. head (part of a spot or boil that contains pus)
    Sense id: en-mtwe-yao-noun-hN4FghbJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: -twicila (english: to put on the head)

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "english": "to put on the head",
      "translation": "to put on the head",
      "word": "-twicila"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "i",
        "3": "I"
      },
      "expansion": "I",
      "name": "yesno"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yao",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*mʊ̀tʊ́è",
        "4": "",
        "5": "head",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀tʊ́è (“head”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yao",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*mʊ̀tʊ́è",
        "4": "",
        "5": "head"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀tʊ́è (“head”)",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yao",
        "2": "alv-pro",
        "3": "*-túi",
        "4": "",
        "5": "head"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-túi (“head”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀tʊ́è (“head”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-túi (“head”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mtwe class 3",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mitwe",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yao",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "mitwe",
        "g": "c3"
      },
      "expansion": "mtwe class 3 (plural mitwe)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yao (Africa)",
  "lang_code": "yao",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "61 25 5 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "yao",
          "name": "Body parts",
          "orig": "yao:Body parts",
          "parents": [
            "Anatomy"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "head (body part)"
      ],
      "id": "en-mtwe-yao-noun-BZeRlpL1",
      "links": [
        [
          "head",
          "head"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "4 51 13 31",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 57 11 28",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 34 27 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Yao (Africa) entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "chapter (headings of a book)"
      ],
      "id": "en-mtwe-yao-noun-HMvMm6nf",
      "links": [
        [
          "chapter",
          "chapter"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "point, heading"
      ],
      "id": "en-mtwe-yao-noun-X0IkQd3P",
      "links": [
        [
          "point",
          "point"
        ],
        [
          "heading",
          "heading"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "head (part of a spot or boil that contains pus)"
      ],
      "id": "en-mtwe-yao-noun-hN4FghbJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "head",
          "head"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mtwe"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Yao (Africa) class 3 nouns",
    "Yao (Africa) entries with incorrect language header",
    "Yao (Africa) lemmas",
    "Yao (Africa) nouns",
    "Yao (Africa) terms derived from Proto-Atlantic-Congo",
    "Yao (Africa) terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
    "Yao (Africa) terms inherited from Proto-Atlantic-Congo",
    "Yao (Africa) terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
    "yao:Body parts"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "to put on the head",
      "translation": "to put on the head",
      "word": "-twicila"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "i",
        "3": "I"
      },
      "expansion": "I",
      "name": "yesno"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Inherited"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yao",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*mʊ̀tʊ́è",
        "4": "",
        "5": "head",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "nocat": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀tʊ́è (“head”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yao",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*mʊ̀tʊ́è",
        "4": "",
        "5": "head"
      },
      "expansion": "Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀tʊ́è (“head”)",
      "name": "inh+"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yao",
        "2": "alv-pro",
        "3": "*-túi",
        "4": "",
        "5": "head"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-túi (“head”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀tʊ́è (“head”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-túi (“head”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mtwe class 3",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mitwe",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yao",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "mitwe",
        "g": "c3"
      },
      "expansion": "mtwe class 3 (plural mitwe)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yao (Africa)",
  "lang_code": "yao",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "head (body part)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "head",
          "head"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "chapter (headings of a book)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chapter",
          "chapter"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "point, heading"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "point",
          "point"
        ],
        [
          "heading",
          "heading"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "head (part of a spot or boil that contains pus)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "head",
          "head"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mtwe"
}

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