"mke" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-mke.flac Forms: mke class I [canonical], wake class II [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀káí ~ *mʊ̀ké. Etymology templates: {{inh|sw|bnt-pro|*mʊ̀kádí|*mʊ̀káí ~ *mʊ̀ké}} Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀káí ~ *mʊ̀ké Head templates: {{sw-noun|wa}} mke class I (plural wake class II)
  1. wife
    Sense id: en-mke-sw-noun-nVKjyOTW Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Marriage Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 61 39 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of Marriage: 77 23
  2. contraction of mwanamke (“woman”) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction Alternative form of: mwanamke (extra: woman)
    Sense id: en-mke-sw-noun-pRAs6GeT Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mwanamke Related terms: -ke Coordinate_terms: mume
Categories (other): Female, People Disambiguation of Female: 0 0 Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Inflected forms

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    },
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    "Swahili terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
    "Swahili terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
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    }
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    },
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