"-vu" meaning in All languages combined

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Suffix [Gun]

IPA: /vú/ Forms: -vú [canonical]
Etymology: From Proto-Gbe *-ví (literally “child”) stems from same root as òví (“child”). Cognates include Fon -ví, Fon -vú, Saxwe Gbe -ví, Adja -vi, Ewe -vi Etymology templates: {{inh|guw|alv-gbe-pro|*-ví|lit=child}} Proto-Gbe *-ví (literally “child”), {{link|guw|òví|t=child}} òví (“child”), {{cog|fon|-ví}} Fon -ví, {{cog|fon|-vú}} Fon -vú, {{cog|sxw|-ví}} Saxwe Gbe -ví, {{cog|ajg|-vi}} Adja -vi, {{cog|ee|-vi}} Ewe -vi Head templates: {{head|guw|suffix|head=-vú}} -vú
  1. Forms a diminutive noun. Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -ví Derived forms: gbɔ̀gbwɛ́vú (english: kid), gbọ̀gbọẹ́vú (english: kid), lɛ̀ngbɔ́vú (english: lamb), lẹ̀ngbọ́vú (english: lamb), onyìvú (english: calf), oyìnvú (english: calf), yɔ̀kpɔ́vú (english: child), yọ̀pọ́vú (english: child)
    Sense id: en--vu-guw-suffix-xGdJU3vI Categories (other): Gun entries with incorrect language header, Saxwe Gbe terms in nonstandard scripts

Suffix [Swahili]

Head templates: {{head|sw|suffix}} -vu
  1. suffix used to derive a noun or adjective from a verb with stem ending in a vowel Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -fu
    Sense id: en--vu-sw-suffix-7sCdWVTU Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header

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          "type": "example"
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        },
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          "text": "lɛ̀ngbɔ́ (“sheep”) → lɛ̀ngbɔ́vú (“lamb”, literally “little lamb”)"
        },
        {
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        {
          "text": "-lemaa (“to be disabled”) + -vu → ulemavu (“disability”)",
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