"kulu" meaning in Chichewa

See kulu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈkú.ɽu/ Forms: -kúlu [canonical]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *-kʊ́dʊ́. Etymology templates: {{inh|ny|bnt-pro|*-kʊ́dʊ́}} Proto-Bantu *-kʊ́dʊ́ Head templates: {{head|ny|adjective|head=-kúlu}} -kúlu, {{ny-adj|kúlu}} -kúlu
  1. big
    Sense id: en-kulu-ny-adj-KiH-bVkq Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. great
    Sense id: en-kulu-ny-adj-h3Zdpszw Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Download JSON data for kulu meaning in Chichewa (1.1kB)

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      ]
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  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈkú.ɽu/"
    }
  ],
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    "Chichewa lemmas",
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    "Chichewa terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
    "Chichewa terms with IPA pronunciation"
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