"wa-" meaning in Lakota

See wa- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Head templates: {{head|lkt|prefix}} wa-
  1. turns certain verbs into a noun; verbal noun modifier Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-wa--lkt-prefix-RJIDzK70
  2. creates an agent noun Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-wa--lkt-prefix-xAlyV5BN Categories (other): Lakota entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Lakota entries with incorrect language header: 31 53 17
  3. to do with arrowheads Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-wa--lkt-prefix-cOIRoCkN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wó- [noun-from-verb], wi-, waŋ-
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  "lang": "Lakota",
  "lang_code": "lkt",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "wa- + pȟóštaŋ (“to put something on one's head”) → wapȟóštaŋ (“hat”)",
          "type": "example"
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      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "wa- + oyúspa (“to seize, grab, hold on to, arrest”) → wawóyuspa (“policeman”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "creates an agent noun"
      ],
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        ]
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      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to do with arrowheads"
      ],
      "id": "en-wa--lkt-prefix-cOIRoCkN",
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          "arrowheads"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
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  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-verb"
      ],
      "word": "wó-"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "wi-"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "waŋ-"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wa-"
}
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    "Lakota lemmas",
    "Lakota prefixes",
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    "Pages with entries"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "wa- + pȟóštaŋ (“to put something on one's head”) → wapȟóštaŋ (“hat”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "turns certain verbs into a noun; verbal noun modifier"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "verbal noun",
          "verbal noun#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "wa- + oyúspa (“to seize, grab, hold on to, arrest”) → wawóyuspa (“policeman”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "creates an agent noun"
      ],
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        [
          "agent noun",
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to do with arrowheads"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "arrowheads",
          "arrowheads"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-verb"
      ],
      "word": "wó-"
    },
    {
      "word": "wi-"
    },
    {
      "word": "waŋ-"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wa-"
}

Download raw JSONL data for wa- meaning in Lakota (1.0kB)

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  "msg": "unrecognized linkage prefix: (arrowhead): wi-, waŋ- desc=arrowhead rest=wi-, waŋ- cls=romanization cls2=romanization e1=True e2=False",
  "path": [
    "wa-"
  ],
  "section": "Lakota",
  "subsection": "prefix",
  "title": "wa-",
  "trace": ""
}

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