"j-" meaning in All languages combined

See j- on Wiktionary

Prefix [Swahili]

Forms: ma- [plural], me- [plural], maj- [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *(d)i ̹-. Etymology templates: {{der|sw|bnt-pro|*(d)i ̹-}} Proto-Bantu *(d)i ̹- Head templates: {{head|sw|prefix|plural|ma-|or|me-}} j- (plural ma- or me-), {{head|sw|prefix|plural|ma􂀽j-}} j- (plural maj-)
  1. [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ji-ma class|ji class_((V))]] noun prefix and adjective agreement prefix used before vowels Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-j--sw-prefix-7~0e7jJ-
  2. augmentative prefix used before vowels, puts words in [[Appendix:Swahili_noun_classes#Ji-ma class|ji class_((V))]] Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-j--sw-prefix-xhunXgQt Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 37 63
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ji- (english: before consonants)

Download JSON data for j- meaning in All languages combined (1.6kB)

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