"mkulu" meaning in All languages combined

See mkulu on Wiktionary

Noun [Chichewa]

IPA: /mˈkú.ɽu/ Forms: mkúlu [canonical, class-1], akúlu [class-2, plural]
Etymology: From -kulu (“big”). Etymology templates: {{m|ny|kulu|-kulu|big}} -kulu (“big”) Head templates: {{ny-noun|mkúlu|1}} mkúlu class 1 (plural akúlu class 2)
  1. adult, older person
    Sense id: en-mkulu-ny-noun--3KXvG7n Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 51 49
  2. elder (e.g., of a church)
    Sense id: en-mkulu-ny-noun-nhzw1Ptv Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: akuluakulu

Download JSON data for mkulu meaning in All languages combined (1.2kB)

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    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From -kulu (“big”).",
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    },
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          "_dis": "51 49",
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/mˈkú.ɽu/"
    }
  ],
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    "Chichewa lemmas",
    "Chichewa nouns",
    "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation"
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    }
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      "tags": [
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        "class-1"
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    },
    {
      "form": "akúlu",
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      ],
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      ],
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          "elder",
          "elder"
        ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/mˈkú.ɽu/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mkulu"
}

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