"femba" meaning in Malagasy

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Noun

Etymology: From a Bantu language, ultimately from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀pémbá (“millet”). Compare Shona nyemba (“cowpea”) and Chichewa nyemba (“bean”). Etymology templates: {{der|mg|bnt-pro|*mʊ̀pémbá||millet}} Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀pémbá (“millet”), {{cog|sn|nyemba||cowpea}} Shona nyemba (“cowpea”), {{cog|ny|nyemba||bean}} Chichewa nyemba (“bean”) Head templates: {{head|mg|noun}} femba
  1. sorghum Categories (lifeform): Grains Related terms: ampemba, varifemba
    Sense id: en-femba-mg-noun-e1-FyvQh Categories (other): Malagasy entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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    },
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  "lang_code": "mg",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
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        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
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          "name": "Grains",
          "orig": "mg:Grains",
          "parents": [
            "Foods",
            "Grasses",
            "Eating",
            "Food and drink",
            "Commelinids",
            "Human behaviour",
            "All topics",
            "Plants",
            "Human",
            "Fundamental",
            "Lifeforms",
            "Life",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sorghum"
      ],
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        }
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      },
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    }
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      "glosses": [
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      ],
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          "sorghum"
        ]
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    }
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  "word": "femba"
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