"weruka" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Chichewa]

IPA: /w⁽ᵝ⁾eˈɽu.ka/ Forms: -ŵeruka [canonical], kuŵéruka [infinitive]
Etymology: Cognate with Yao (Africa) -ŵeluka (“to leave work or school”). Etymology templates: {{cog|yao|ŵeluka|-ŵeluka|to leave work or school}} Yao (Africa) -ŵeluka (“to leave work or school”) Head templates: {{head|ny|verb|infinitive|kuŵéruka|head=-ŵeruka}} -ŵeruka (infinitive kuŵéruka), {{ny-verb|ŵeruka}} -ŵeruka (infinitive kuŵéruka)
  1. get off from work, go home after finishing one's job Derived forms: Lóŵéruka
    Sense id: en-weruka-ny-verb-IbGo1uo5 Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yao",
        "2": "ŵeluka",
        "3": "-ŵeluka",
        "4": "to leave work or school"
      },
      "expansion": "Yao (Africa) -ŵeluka (“to leave work or school”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Yao (Africa) -ŵeluka (“to leave work or school”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ŵeruka",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kuŵéruka",
      "links": [
        [
          "kuŵéruka",
          "kuweruka"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kuŵéruka",
        "head": "-ŵeruka"
      },
      "expansion": "-ŵeruka (infinitive kuŵéruka)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ŵeruka"
      },
      "expansion": "-ŵeruka (infinitive kuŵéruka)",
      "name": "ny-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "Lóŵéruka"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "get off from work, go home after finishing one's job"
      ],
      "id": "en-weruka-ny-verb-IbGo1uo5",
      "links": [
        [
          "get off",
          "get off"
        ],
        [
          "work",
          "work"
        ],
        [
          "finish",
          "finish"
        ],
        [
          "job",
          "job"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/w⁽ᵝ⁾eˈɽu.ka/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "weruka"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Lóŵéruka"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yao",
        "2": "ŵeluka",
        "3": "-ŵeluka",
        "4": "to leave work or school"
      },
      "expansion": "Yao (Africa) -ŵeluka (“to leave work or school”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognate with Yao (Africa) -ŵeluka (“to leave work or school”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ŵeruka",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kuŵéruka",
      "links": [
        [
          "kuŵéruka",
          "kuweruka"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ny",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kuŵéruka",
        "head": "-ŵeruka"
      },
      "expansion": "-ŵeruka (infinitive kuŵéruka)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ŵeruka"
      },
      "expansion": "-ŵeruka (infinitive kuŵéruka)",
      "name": "ny-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chichewa",
  "lang_code": "ny",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        "Chichewa entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chichewa lemmas",
        "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Chichewa verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "get off from work, go home after finishing one's job"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "get off",
          "get off"
        ],
        [
          "work",
          "work"
        ],
        [
          "finish",
          "finish"
        ],
        [
          "job",
          "job"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/w⁽ᵝ⁾eˈɽu.ka/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "weruka"
}

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