"ekintu" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Tooro]

IPA: /ekíːntu/, [ecíːntu] Forms: ekintu class 7 [canonical], ebintu class 8 [plural], augmentless bintu [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀ntʊ̀, from Proto-Bantu *-ntʊ̀ (“some, any”). Cognate with Swahili kitu (“thing”), Kikuyu kĩndũ (“thing, property. livestock”) and Shona chinhu (“thing”). Doublet of omuntu (“person”), ahantu (“place”), and obuntu (“humanity”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ttj|bnt-pro|*kɪ̀ntʊ̀}} Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀ntʊ̀, {{der|ttj|bnt-pro|*-ntʊ̀|t=some, any}} Proto-Bantu *-ntʊ̀ (“some, any”), {{cog|sw|kitu||thing}} Swahili kitu (“thing”), {{cog|ki|kĩndũ||thing, property. livestock}} Kikuyu kĩndũ (“thing, property. livestock”), {{cog|sn|chinhu||thing}} Shona chinhu (“thing”), {{dbt|ttj|omuntu|ahantu|obuntu|t1=person|t2=place|t3=humanity}} Doublet of omuntu (“person”), ahantu (“place”), and obuntu (“humanity”) Head templates: {{head|ttj|noun|head=}} ekintu, {{ttj-noun|7|8}} ekintu class 7 (plural ebintu class 8, augmentless kintu, plural augmentless bintu)
  1. thing, object
    Sense id: en-ekintu-ttj-noun-yjWSG4Af Categories (other): Tooro entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Tooro entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. something
    Sense id: en-ekintu-ttj-noun-P8m2iUWd Categories (other): Tooro entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Tooro entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: akantu (english: small thing)

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      "english": "small thing",
      "word": "akantu"
    }
  ],
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    }
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      "form": "ebintu class 8",
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    }
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "english": "There is something there.",
          "text": "Haliyo ekintu.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      "id": "en-ekintu-ttj-noun-P8m2iUWd",
      "links": [
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          "something",
          "something"
        ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ekíːntu/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ecíːntu]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ekintu"
}
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    "Tooro terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
    "Tooro terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
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    {
      "english": "small thing",
      "word": "akantu"
    }
  ],
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    },
    {
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        "3": "",
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      },
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        "3": "",
        "4": "thing"
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    },
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        "t2": "place",
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      },
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  ],
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      "form": "ebintu class 8",
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        "plural"
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    },
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      "form": "augmentless bintu",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
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        "head": ""
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  "senses": [
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        "thing, object"
      ],
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        [
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        ],
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          "object"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "Tooro terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "There is something there.",
          "text": "Haliyo ekintu.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        [
          "something",
          "something"
        ]
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ekíːntu/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ecíːntu]"
    }
  ],
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}

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