"ciyuni" meaning in All languages combined

See ciyuni on Wiktionary

Noun [Tumbuka]

Forms: viyuni [class-8, plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀jʊ̀nì. Cognate with Yao cijuni. Etymology templates: {{inh|tum|bnt-pro|*kɪ̀jʊ̀nì}} Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀jʊ̀nì, {{cog|yao|cijuni}} Yao cijuni Head templates: {{tum-noun|7}} ciyuni class 7 (plural viyuni class 8)
  1. bird Tags: class-7
    Sense id: en-ciyuni-tum-noun-elF57swP Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tumbuka entries with incorrect language header, Animals, Birds

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tum",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*kɪ̀jʊ̀nì"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀jʊ̀nì",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yao",
        "2": "cijuni"
      },
      "expansion": "Yao cijuni",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀jʊ̀nì. Cognate with Yao cijuni.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "viyuni",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "7"
      },
      "expansion": "ciyuni class 7 (plural viyuni class 8)",
      "name": "tum-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tumbuka",
  "lang_code": "tum",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tumbuka entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "tum",
          "name": "Animals",
          "orig": "tum:Animals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "tum",
          "name": "Birds",
          "orig": "tum:Birds",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bird"
      ],
      "id": "en-ciyuni-tum-noun-elF57swP",
      "links": [
        [
          "bird",
          "bird"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-7"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ciyuni"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tum",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*kɪ̀jʊ̀nì"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀jʊ̀nì",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yao",
        "2": "cijuni"
      },
      "expansion": "Yao cijuni",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀jʊ̀nì. Cognate with Yao cijuni.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "viyuni",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "7"
      },
      "expansion": "ciyuni class 7 (plural viyuni class 8)",
      "name": "tum-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tumbuka",
  "lang_code": "tum",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Tumbuka class 7 nouns",
        "Tumbuka entries with incorrect language header",
        "Tumbuka lemmas",
        "Tumbuka nouns",
        "Tumbuka terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
        "Tumbuka terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
        "tum:Animals",
        "tum:Birds"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bird"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bird",
          "bird"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-7"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ciyuni"
}

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