"ndako" meaning in Nupe

See ndako in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ŋ̀.dá.kó/ Forms: ǹdákó [canonical], ǹdákózhì [plural]
Etymology: From ǹdá (“father”) + -kó (“augmentative suffix”). Etymology templates: {{suf|nup|ǹdá|-kó|t1=father|t2=augmentative suffix}} ǹdá (“father”) + -kó (“augmentative suffix”) Head templates: {{head|nup|noun|head=ǹdákó}} ǹdákó, {{nup-pos|noun|ǹdákó}} ǹdákó, {{nup-noun|ǹdákó|ǹdákózhì}} ǹdákó (plural ǹdákózhì)
  1. grandfather
    Sense id: en-ndako-nup-noun-ercEmXNZ
  2. elderly man
    Sense id: en-ndako-nup-noun-FrHvWchq
  3. ancestor; forefather
    Sense id: en-ndako-nup-noun-8mehCsF3 Categories (other): Nupe entries with incorrect language header, Nupe terms suffixed with -ko, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Family members Disambiguation of Nupe entries with incorrect language header: 14 14 72 Disambiguation of Nupe terms suffixed with -ko: 17 17 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 17 66 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 9 81 Disambiguation of Family members: 5 5 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0
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      ],
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    }
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