"omusajja" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Luganda]

IPA: /omusáɟːá/ Forms: abasajja [plural], base state basajja [plural]
Etymology: From Common Bantu *mʊ̀cáijà (“man”), from an extinct Tale South Cushitic language. Ultimately from Proto-South Cushitic *sayg- (“mature young man”). Etymology templates: {{der|lg|bnt-cmn|*mʊ̀cáijà||man}} Common Bantu *mʊ̀cáijà (“man”), {{der|lg|cus-sou}} South Cushitic, {{der|lg|cus-sou-pro|*sayg-||mature young man}} Proto-South Cushitic *sayg- (“mature young man”) Head templates: {{head|lg|noun|head=}} omusajja, {{lg-noun|i}} omusajja (class I, plural abasajja, base state musajja, plural base state basajja)
  1. man (as opposed to being a woman) Tags: class-i Related terms: omuntu (english: man, as opposed to being an animal)
    Sense id: en-omusajja-lg-noun-EGbafzV6 Categories (other): Luganda entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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      "name": "der"
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      },
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      "name": "der"
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "abasajja",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "base state basajja",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "2": "noun",
        "head": ""
      },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/omusáɟːá/"
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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      "english": "man, as opposed to being an animal",
      "word": "omuntu"
    }
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    }
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      "ipa": "/omusáɟːá/"
    }
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Download raw JSONL data for omusajja meaning in All languages combined (1.6kB)

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  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "omusajja",
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}

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