"umfana" meaning in Northern Ndebele

See umfana in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: úḿfána [canonical, class-1], ábáfána [class-2, plural]
Head templates: {{head|nd|noun|plural|ábáfána|cat2=class 1 nouns|f1g=c2|f1request=1|g=c1|head=úḿfána}} úḿfána class 1 (plural ábáfána class 2), {{nd-noun|úḿfána|1|2|ábáfána}} úḿfána class 1 (plural ábáfána class 2)
  1. boy
    Sense id: en-umfana-nd-noun-zGp3hATq
  2. young man
    Sense id: en-umfana-nd-noun-3feBPnUu Categories (other): Northern Ndebele entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Northern Ndebele entries with incorrect language header: 26 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0
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      "source": "w+disamb"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "úḿfána",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "ábáfána",
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    }
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      ],
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        [
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "umfana"
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    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
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    },
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      "form": "ábáfána",
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        "class-2",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      ],
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Northern Ndebele dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-07 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-06-01 using wiktextract (92124b4 and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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