"dud" meaning in Maltese

See dud in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /duːt/ Forms: dudu [singulative], duda [singulative], dudejn [dual], dwied [plural], dudiet [paucal]
Rhymes: -uːt Etymology: Inherited from Arabic دُود (dūd). Etymology templates: {{ety|mt|:inh|ar:دُود|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Maltese", "term" : "dud", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "mt" }" data-lang="mt" data-title="dud"> Inherited from Arabic دُود (dūd).
  1. worms; worms as a species Tags: collective, masculine Synonyms: ħanex
    Sense id: en-dud-mt-noun-BB43F7K4 Categories (other): Worms Disambiguation of Worms: 97 3
  2. mites Tags: collective, masculine
    Sense id: en-dud-mt-noun-9fqa6qtd Categories (other): Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, Maltese entries referencing missing etymons, Maltese entries with etymology texts, Maltese entries with etymon, Maltese entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymon, Animals, Arachnids Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 4 3 12 13 12 17 15 5 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 2 15 15 15 11 9 3 29 Disambiguation of Maltese entries referencing missing etymons: 16 84 Disambiguation of Maltese entries with etymology texts: 22 78 Disambiguation of Maltese entries with etymon: 7 93 Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 19 81 Disambiguation of Animals: 7 93 Disambiguation of Arachnids: 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: dud tal-baħar (english: sand hopper), dud tal-ħarir (english: silkworm), dud tal-ħaxix (english: cabbageworm), dud tal-injam (english: woodworm), dud tan-naħal (english: bee larva), dud tax-xama’ (english: itch mite), duda taż-żaqq (english: tapeworm), dudu tal-imrar (english: house centipede), gedudu [possibly]

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "sand hopper",
      "translation": "sand hopper",
      "word": "dud tal-baħar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "silkworm",
      "translation": "silkworm",
      "word": "dud tal-ħarir"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "cabbageworm",
      "translation": "cabbageworm",
      "word": "dud tal-ħaxix"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "woodworm",
      "translation": "woodworm",
      "word": "dud tal-injam"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "bee larva",
      "translation": "bee larva",
      "word": "dud tan-naħal"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "itch mite",
      "translation": "itch mite",
      "word": "dud tax-xama’"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "tapeworm",
      "translation": "tapeworm",
      "word": "duda taż-żaqq"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "house centipede",
      "translation": "house centipede",
      "word": "dudu tal-imrar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "possibly"
      ],
      "word": "gedudu"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": ":inh",
        "3": "ar:دُود",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "1"
      },
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      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Arabic دُود (dūd).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dudu",
      "tags": [
        "singulative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "duda",
      "tags": [
        "singulative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dudejn",
      "tags": [
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dwied",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dudiet",
      "tags": [
        "paucal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "97 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "mt",
          "name": "Worms",
          "orig": "mt:Worms",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "worms; worms as a species"
      ],
      "id": "en-dud-mt-noun-BB43F7K4",
      "links": [
        [
          "worm",
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        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ħanex"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "collective",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "3 2 15 15 15 11 9 3 29",
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        },
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          "_dis": "16 84",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 78",
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          "name": "Maltese entries with etymology texts",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 93",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 88",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 81",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using etymon with no ID",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 81",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 93",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "mt",
          "name": "Animals",
          "orig": "mt:Animals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 94",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "mt",
          "name": "Arachnids",
          "orig": "mt:Arachnids",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "mites"
      ],
      "id": "en-dud-mt-noun-9fqa6qtd",
      "links": [
        [
          "mite",
          "mite"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "collective",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/duːt/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uːt"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dud"
}
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    "Maltese collective nouns",
    "Maltese entries referencing missing etymons",
    "Maltese entries with etymology texts",
    "Maltese entries with etymon",
    "Maltese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Maltese lemmas",
    "Maltese masculine nouns",
    "Maltese nouns",
    "Maltese palindromes",
    "Maltese terms derived from Arabic",
    "Maltese terms inherited from Arabic",
    "Pages using etymon with no ID",
    "Pages with 9 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Pages with etymon",
    "Rhymes:Maltese/uːt",
    "Rhymes:Maltese/uːt/1 syllable",
    "mt:Animals",
    "mt:Arachnids",
    "mt:Worms"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "sand hopper",
      "translation": "sand hopper",
      "word": "dud tal-baħar"
    },
    {
      "english": "silkworm",
      "translation": "silkworm",
      "word": "dud tal-ħarir"
    },
    {
      "english": "cabbageworm",
      "translation": "cabbageworm",
      "word": "dud tal-ħaxix"
    },
    {
      "english": "woodworm",
      "translation": "woodworm",
      "word": "dud tal-injam"
    },
    {
      "english": "bee larva",
      "translation": "bee larva",
      "word": "dud tan-naħal"
    },
    {
      "english": "itch mite",
      "translation": "itch mite",
      "word": "dud tax-xama’"
    },
    {
      "english": "tapeworm",
      "translation": "tapeworm",
      "word": "duda taż-żaqq"
    },
    {
      "english": "house centipede",
      "translation": "house centipede",
      "word": "dudu tal-imrar"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "possibly"
      ],
      "word": "gedudu"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mt",
        "2": ":inh",
        "3": "ar:دُود",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "1"
      },
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      "name": "ety"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Arabic دُود (dūd).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "dudu",
      "tags": [
        "singulative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "duda",
      "tags": [
        "singulative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dudejn",
      "tags": [
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dwied",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "dudiet",
      "tags": [
        "paucal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maltese",
  "lang_code": "mt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "worms; worms as a species"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "worm",
          "worm"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ħanex"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "collective",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mites"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mite",
          "mite"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "collective",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/duːt/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uːt"
    }
  ],
  "word": "dud"
}

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