"-ikana" meaning in All languages combined

See -ikana on Wiktionary

Suffix [Swahili]

Forms: -likana [alternative]
Etymology: -ika + -ana Etymology templates: {{com|sw|-ika|-ana}} -ika + -ana Head templates: {{head|sw|suffix|mid vowel harmony variant|-ekana}} -ikana (mid vowel harmony variant -ekana)
  1. -able, potentiality marker Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ikana-sw-suffix-8uNha68C Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 76 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 15 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 91 9
  2. marks a general or widespread state, often with sligh shift in meaning Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ikana-sw-suffix-nJVZ2FFl

Alternative forms

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        "1": "sw",
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        "3": "-ana"
      },
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      "name": "com"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "-ika + -ana",
  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "suffix",
        "3": "mid vowel harmony variant",
        "4": "-ekana"
      },
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    }
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "76 24",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "85 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "91 9",
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          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "-ona (“to see”) + -ekana → -onekana (“to be visible”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "-pata (“to obtain”) + -ikana → -patikana (“to be available”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "-able, potentiality marker"
      ],
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          "-able",
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      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "-sema (“to speak”) + -ekana → -semekana (“to be purported”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Swahili compound terms",
    "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swahili lemmas",
    "Swahili suffixes"
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      },
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      "name": "com"
    }
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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        "2": "suffix",
        "3": "mid vowel harmony variant",
        "4": "-ekana"
      },
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    }
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        {
          "text": "-ona (“to see”) + -ekana → -onekana (“to be visible”)",
          "type": "example"
        },
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          "text": "-pata (“to obtain”) + -ikana → -patikana (“to be available”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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      ],
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "-sema (“to speak”) + -ekana → -semekana (“to be purported”)",
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        }
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        "marks a general or widespread state, often with sligh shift in meaning"
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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