"nuug" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Somali]

IPA: [ˈnúùʔ͡k] Forms: nuuji [causative], nuugan [passive], nuugo [middle]
Etymology: From Proto-Cushitic *nuuk’- (“to suck in”), from Proto-Afroasiatic. Compare Proto-Semitic *yanaḳ- (“to suck”) and Egyptian mnḏ (“breast”), snq (“to suckle”). Cognate with Rendille nuug, Oromo luuguu (“to suck or milk a cow's teat”), Konso luukaa (“suck”), luukisoota (“mammal”). Compare also Iraqw nuqunuuq (“sweet, good taste”). Etymology templates: {{der|so|cus-pro|*nuuk’-|t=to suck in}} Proto-Cushitic *nuuk’- (“to suck in”), {{der|so|afa-pro|-}} Proto-Afroasiatic, {{cog|sem-pro|*yanaḳ-|t=to suck}} Proto-Semitic *yanaḳ- (“to suck”), {{cog|egy|mnḏ|t=breast}} Egyptian mnḏ (“breast”), {{cog|rel|nuug}} Rendille nuug, {{cog|om|luuguu|t=to suck or milk a cow's teat}} Oromo luuguu (“to suck or milk a cow's teat”), {{cog|kxc|luukaa|t=suck}} Konso luukaa (“suck”), {{ncog|irk|nuqunuuq|t=sweet, good taste}} Iraqw nuqunuuq (“sweet, good taste”) Head templates: {{head|so|verb|causative|nuuji|passive|nuugan|middle|nuugo}} nuug (causative nuuji, passive nuugan, middle nuugo)
  1. (transitive) suck Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-nuug-so-verb-lUuvzMiv Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Somali entries with incorrect language header
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "so",
        "2": "afa-pro",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Afroasiatic",
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      "args": {
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        "2": "*yanaḳ-",
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "egy",
        "2": "mnḏ",
        "t": "breast"
      },
      "expansion": "Egyptian mnḏ (“breast”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rel",
        "2": "nuug"
      },
      "expansion": "Rendille nuug",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "om",
        "2": "luuguu",
        "t": "to suck or milk a cow's teat"
      },
      "expansion": "Oromo luuguu (“to suck or milk a cow's teat”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kxc",
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        "t": "suck"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
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      },
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      "name": "ncog"
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Cushitic *nuuk’- (“to suck in”), from Proto-Afroasiatic. Compare Proto-Semitic *yanaḳ- (“to suck”) and Egyptian mnḏ (“breast”), snq (“to suckle”).\nCognate with Rendille nuug, Oromo luuguu (“to suck or milk a cow's teat”), Konso luukaa (“suck”), luukisoota (“mammal”). Compare also Iraqw nuqunuuq (“sweet, good taste”).",
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      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nuugan",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "middle"
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    }
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        "nuug"
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          "parents": [],
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        "suck"
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        [
          "suck",
          "suck"
        ]
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        "(transitive) suck"
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      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈnúùʔ͡k]"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "so",
        "2": "cus-pro",
        "3": "*nuuk’-",
        "t": "to suck in"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Cushitic *nuuk’- (“to suck in”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "so",
        "2": "afa-pro",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Afroasiatic",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sem-pro",
        "2": "*yanaḳ-",
        "t": "to suck"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Semitic *yanaḳ- (“to suck”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "egy",
        "2": "mnḏ",
        "t": "breast"
      },
      "expansion": "Egyptian mnḏ (“breast”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rel",
        "2": "nuug"
      },
      "expansion": "Rendille nuug",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "om",
        "2": "luuguu",
        "t": "to suck or milk a cow's teat"
      },
      "expansion": "Oromo luuguu (“to suck or milk a cow's teat”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kxc",
        "2": "luukaa",
        "t": "suck"
      },
      "expansion": "Konso luukaa (“suck”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "irk",
        "2": "nuqunuuq",
        "t": "sweet, good taste"
      },
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    }
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    {
      "form": "nuuji",
      "tags": [
        "causative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nuugan",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nuugo",
      "tags": [
        "middle"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "parts": [
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      ]
    }
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        "Somali entries with incorrect language header",
        "Somali lemmas",
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        "Somali terms derived from Proto-Cushitic",
        "Somali transitive verbs",
        "Somali verbs"
      ],
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        "suck"
      ],
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        [
          "suck",
          "suck"
        ]
      ],
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        "(transitive) suck"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈnúùʔ͡k]"
    }
  ],
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}

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