"nkhuku" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Chichewa]

IPA: /ˈᵑkʰú.ku/ Forms: nkhúku [canonical, class-9], nkhúku [class-10, plural]
Etymology: From *nkʊ́kʊ́, a variant of Common Bantu *nkókó. Etymology templates: {{der|ny|bnt-cmn|*nkókó}} Common Bantu *nkókó Head templates: {{ny-noun|nkhúku|9}} nkhúku class 9 (plural nkhúku class 10)
  1. chicken Categories (lifeform): Birds
    Sense id: en-nkhuku-ny-noun-gR64G50R Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Tumbuka]

Forms: nkhuku [class-10, plural]
Etymology: From *nkʊ́kʊ́, a variant of Common Bantu *nkókó. Etymology templates: {{der|tum|bnt-cmn|*nkókó}} Common Bantu *nkókó Head templates: {{tum-noun|9}} nkhuku class 9 (plural nkhuku class 10)
  1. chicken Tags: class-9 Categories (lifeform): Birds
    Sense id: en-nkhuku-tum-noun-gR64G50R Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Tumbuka entries with incorrect language header
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From *nkʊ́kʊ́, a variant of Common Bantu *nkókó.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nkhúku",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
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    },
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    }
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          "source": "w"
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
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          "name": "Birds",
          "orig": "ny:Birds",
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            "Nature"
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        ]
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈᵑkʰú.ku/"
    }
  ],
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}

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      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From *nkʊ́kʊ́, a variant of Common Bantu *nkókó.",
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    {
      "form": "nkhúku",
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    },
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      "form": "nkhúku",
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  ],
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    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈᵑkʰú.ku/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nkhuku"
}

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  "lang_code": "tum",
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          "chicken"
        ]
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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