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{
"etymology_links": [
[
"*taʔ-",
"Reconstruction:Proto-Afroasiatic/taʔ-"
],
[
"𒋫𒀪𒌑",
"𒋫𒀪𒌑#Akkadian"
],
[
"tewō",
"tewō#Mehri"
],
[
"تَأْتَأَ",
"تأتأ#Arabic"
],
[
"ⵜⵜ",
"ⵜⵜ#Tuareg"
],
[
"cc",
"cc#Tarifit"
],
[
"ⵜⵛ",
"ⵜⵛ#Central_Atlas_Tamazight"
],
[
"ečč",
"ečč#Kabyle"
],
[
"tī",
"ti#Bole"
],
[
"tùkô",
"tuko#Ngamo"
],
[
"tàkkò",
"takko#Maaka"
],
[
"tū",
"tu#Karekare"
],
[
"tau",
"tau#Bade"
]
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ha",
"2": "cdc-pro",
"3": "-"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Chadic",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ha",
"2": "afa-pro",
"3": "*taʔ-",
"t": "to eat, especially something soft, to close lips, especially loosely"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Afroasiatic *taʔ- (“to eat, especially something soft, to close lips, especially loosely”)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "akk",
"2": "𒋫𒀪𒌑",
"t": "to eat",
"tr": "ta-ʾu-u₂",
"ts": "taʾu"
},
"expansion": "Akkadian 𒋫𒀪𒌑 (ta-ʾu-u₂ /taʾu/, “to eat”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gdq",
"2": "tewō",
"t": "eat"
},
"expansion": "Mehri tewō (“eat”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ar",
"2": "تَأْتَأَ",
"t": "to stammer, to stutter, to reduplicate sounds, to mumble or move lips",
"tr": ""
},
"expansion": "Arabic تَأْتَأَ (taʔtaʔa, “to stammer, to stutter, to reduplicate sounds, to mumble or move lips”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "thv",
"2": "ⵜⵜ",
"tr": "tǝtt"
},
"expansion": "Tamahaq ⵜⵜ (tǝtt)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "rif",
"2": "cc"
},
"expansion": "Tarifit cc",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "tzm",
"2": "ⵜⵛ"
},
"expansion": "Central Atlas Tamazight ⵜⵛ (tc)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "kab",
"2": "ečč"
},
"expansion": "Kabyle ečč",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "bol",
"2": "ti",
"alt": "tī"
},
"expansion": "Bole tī",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nbh",
"2": "tuko",
"alt": "tùkô"
},
"expansion": "Ngamo tùkô",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "mew",
"2": "takko",
"alt": "tàkkò"
},
"expansion": "Maaka tàkkò",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "kai",
"2": "tu",
"alt": "tū"
},
"expansion": "Karekare tū",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "bde",
"2": "tau"
},
"expansion": "Bade tau",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Chadic, from Proto-Afroasiatic *taʔ- (“to eat, especially something soft, to close lips, especially loosely”). Compare Akkadian 𒋫𒀪𒌑 (ta-ʾu-u₂ /taʾu/, “to eat”), Mehri tewō (“eat”), Arabic تَأْتَأَ (taʔtaʔa, “to stammer, to stutter, to reduplicate sounds, to mumble or move lips”), and with varying Berber forms Tamahaq ⵜⵜ (tǝtt), Tarifit cc, Central Atlas Tamazight ⵜⵛ (tc), and Kabyle ečč.\nCognate with Bole tī, Ngamo tùkô, Maaka tàkkò, Karekare tū and Bade tau.",
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ha",
"2": "verb",
"3": "grade Ø",
"head": "ci",
"sort": ""
},
"expansion": "ci (grade Ø)",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "0",
"2": "ci"
},
"expansion": "ci (grade Ø)",
"name": "ha-verb"
}
],
"lang": "Hausa",
"lang_code": "ha",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 37 entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"_dis": "4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 5 3 0 0 5 0 0 1 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 4 4 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 37 entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "4 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4 4 3 0 0 4 0 0 1 5 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 4 3 0 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 1",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"to eat, to eat soft things"
],
"id": "en-ci-ha-verb-QNZmUxOC",
"links": [
[
"eat",
"eat"
],
[
"eat",
"eat"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/t͡ʃí/"
},
{
"ipa": "[t͡ʃɪ́]",
"note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
}
],
"word": "ci"
}
{
"categories": [
"Pages with 37 entries",
"Pages with entries"
],
"etymology_links": [
[
"*taʔ-",
"Reconstruction:Proto-Afroasiatic/taʔ-"
],
[
"𒋫𒀪𒌑",
"𒋫𒀪𒌑#Akkadian"
],
[
"tewō",
"tewō#Mehri"
],
[
"تَأْتَأَ",
"تأتأ#Arabic"
],
[
"ⵜⵜ",
"ⵜⵜ#Tuareg"
],
[
"cc",
"cc#Tarifit"
],
[
"ⵜⵛ",
"ⵜⵛ#Central_Atlas_Tamazight"
],
[
"ečč",
"ečč#Kabyle"
],
[
"tī",
"ti#Bole"
],
[
"tùkô",
"tuko#Ngamo"
],
[
"tàkkò",
"takko#Maaka"
],
[
"tū",
"tu#Karekare"
],
[
"tau",
"tau#Bade"
]
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ha",
"2": "cdc-pro",
"3": "-"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Chadic",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ha",
"2": "afa-pro",
"3": "*taʔ-",
"t": "to eat, especially something soft, to close lips, especially loosely"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Afroasiatic *taʔ- (“to eat, especially something soft, to close lips, especially loosely”)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "akk",
"2": "𒋫𒀪𒌑",
"t": "to eat",
"tr": "ta-ʾu-u₂",
"ts": "taʾu"
},
"expansion": "Akkadian 𒋫𒀪𒌑 (ta-ʾu-u₂ /taʾu/, “to eat”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "gdq",
"2": "tewō",
"t": "eat"
},
"expansion": "Mehri tewō (“eat”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "ar",
"2": "تَأْتَأَ",
"t": "to stammer, to stutter, to reduplicate sounds, to mumble or move lips",
"tr": ""
},
"expansion": "Arabic تَأْتَأَ (taʔtaʔa, “to stammer, to stutter, to reduplicate sounds, to mumble or move lips”)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "thv",
"2": "ⵜⵜ",
"tr": "tǝtt"
},
"expansion": "Tamahaq ⵜⵜ (tǝtt)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "rif",
"2": "cc"
},
"expansion": "Tarifit cc",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "tzm",
"2": "ⵜⵛ"
},
"expansion": "Central Atlas Tamazight ⵜⵛ (tc)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "kab",
"2": "ečč"
},
"expansion": "Kabyle ečč",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "bol",
"2": "ti",
"alt": "tī"
},
"expansion": "Bole tī",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nbh",
"2": "tuko",
"alt": "tùkô"
},
"expansion": "Ngamo tùkô",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "mew",
"2": "takko",
"alt": "tàkkò"
},
"expansion": "Maaka tàkkò",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "kai",
"2": "tu",
"alt": "tū"
},
"expansion": "Karekare tū",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "bde",
"2": "tau"
},
"expansion": "Bade tau",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Proto-Chadic, from Proto-Afroasiatic *taʔ- (“to eat, especially something soft, to close lips, especially loosely”). Compare Akkadian 𒋫𒀪𒌑 (ta-ʾu-u₂ /taʾu/, “to eat”), Mehri tewō (“eat”), Arabic تَأْتَأَ (taʔtaʔa, “to stammer, to stutter, to reduplicate sounds, to mumble or move lips”), and with varying Berber forms Tamahaq ⵜⵜ (tǝtt), Tarifit cc, Central Atlas Tamazight ⵜⵛ (tc), and Kabyle ečč.\nCognate with Bole tī, Ngamo tùkô, Maaka tàkkò, Karekare tū and Bade tau.",
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "ha",
"2": "verb",
"3": "grade Ø",
"head": "ci",
"sort": ""
},
"expansion": "ci (grade Ø)",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "0",
"2": "ci"
},
"expansion": "ci (grade Ø)",
"name": "ha-verb"
}
],
"lang": "Hausa",
"lang_code": "ha",
"pos": "verb",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Hausa entries with incorrect language header",
"Hausa lemmas",
"Hausa terms derived from Proto-Afroasiatic",
"Hausa terms derived from Proto-Chadic",
"Hausa terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Hausa verbs",
"Pages with 37 entries",
"Pages with entries"
],
"glosses": [
"to eat, to eat soft things"
],
"links": [
[
"eat",
"eat"
],
[
"eat",
"eat"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/t͡ʃí/"
},
{
"ipa": "[t͡ʃɪ́]",
"note": "Standard Kano Hausa"
}
],
"word": "ci"
}
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{
"called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
"msg": "unrecognized head form: grade Ø",
"path": [
"ci"
],
"section": "Hausa",
"subsection": "verb",
"title": "ci",
"trace": ""
}
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