"-dʊ́ma" meaning in Proto-Bantu

See -dʊ́ma in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: kʊ̀-dʊ́ma [infinitive]
Etymology: Cognates outside Bantu include Efik dóm (“bite”). Etymology templates: {{cog|efi|dóm||bite}} Efik dóm (“bite”) Head templates: {{head|bnt-pro|verb|infinitive|*kʊ̀-dʊ́ma}} *-dʊ́ma (infinitive *kʊ̀-dʊ́ma)
  1. to bite Tags: reconstruction
    Sense id: en--dʊ́ma-bnt-pro-verb-Swb~XZyh Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Proto-Bantu entries with incorrect language header
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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Northeastern Bantu:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Northeast Coast Bantu:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sw",
            "2": "-"
          },
          "expansion": "Swahili",
          "name": "cog"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sw",
            "2": "uma",
            "3": "-uma"
          },
          "expansion": "Swahili (G42): -uma",
          "name": "bnt-desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Swahili (G42): -uma"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Southern Bantu:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Nguni:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nd",
            "2": "-"
          },
          "expansion": "Northern Ndebele",
          "name": "cog"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nd",
            "2": "luma",
            "3": "-luma"
          },
          "expansion": "Northern Ndebele (S44): -luma",
          "name": "bnt-desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Northern Ndebele (S44): -luma"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bnt-phu",
            "2": "-"
          },
          "expansion": "Phuthi",
          "name": "cog"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bnt-phu",
            "2": "luma",
            "3": "-luma"
          },
          "expansion": "Phuthi (S404): -luma",
          "name": "bnt-desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Phuthi (S404): -luma"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ss",
            "2": "-"
          },
          "expansion": "Swazi",
          "name": "cog"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ss",
            "2": "luma",
            "3": "-luma"
          },
          "expansion": "Swazi (S43): -luma",
          "name": "bnt-desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Swazi (S43): -luma"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xh",
            "2": "-"
          },
          "expansion": "Xhosa",
          "name": "cog"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xh",
            "2": "luma",
            "3": "-luma"
          },
          "expansion": "Xhosa (S41): -luma",
          "name": "bnt-desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Xhosa (S41): -luma"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "zu",
            "2": "-"
          },
          "expansion": "Zulu",
          "name": "cog"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "zu",
            "2": "luma",
            "3": "-luma"
          },
          "expansion": "Zulu (S42): -luma",
          "name": "bnt-desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Zulu (S42): -luma"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "efi",
        "2": "dóm",
        "3": "",
        "4": "bite"
      },
      "expansion": "Efik dóm (“bite”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognates outside Bantu include Efik dóm (“bite”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kʊ̀-dʊ́ma",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bnt-pro",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "*kʊ̀-dʊ́ma"
      },
      "expansion": "*-dʊ́ma (infinitive *kʊ̀-dʊ́ma)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-Bantu",
  "lang_code": "bnt-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-dʊ́ma",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Proto-Bantu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to bite"
      ],
      "id": "en--dʊ́ma-bnt-pro-verb-Swb~XZyh",
      "links": [
        [
          "bite",
          "bite"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-dʊ́ma"
}
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Northeastern Bantu:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Northeast Coast Bantu:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sw",
            "2": "-"
          },
          "expansion": "Swahili",
          "name": "cog"
        },
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            "2": "uma",
            "3": "-uma"
          },
          "expansion": "Swahili (G42): -uma",
          "name": "bnt-desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Swahili (G42): -uma"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Southern Bantu:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Nguni:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nd",
            "2": "-"
          },
          "expansion": "Northern Ndebele",
          "name": "cog"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nd",
            "2": "luma",
            "3": "-luma"
          },
          "expansion": "Northern Ndebele (S44): -luma",
          "name": "bnt-desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Northern Ndebele (S44): -luma"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bnt-phu",
            "2": "-"
          },
          "expansion": "Phuthi",
          "name": "cog"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bnt-phu",
            "2": "luma",
            "3": "-luma"
          },
          "expansion": "Phuthi (S404): -luma",
          "name": "bnt-desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Phuthi (S404): -luma"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ss",
            "2": "-"
          },
          "expansion": "Swazi",
          "name": "cog"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ss",
            "2": "luma",
            "3": "-luma"
          },
          "expansion": "Swazi (S43): -luma",
          "name": "bnt-desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Swazi (S43): -luma"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xh",
            "2": "-"
          },
          "expansion": "Xhosa",
          "name": "cog"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xh",
            "2": "luma",
            "3": "-luma"
          },
          "expansion": "Xhosa (S41): -luma",
          "name": "bnt-desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Xhosa (S41): -luma"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "zu",
            "2": "-"
          },
          "expansion": "Zulu",
          "name": "cog"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "zu",
            "2": "luma",
            "3": "-luma"
          },
          "expansion": "Zulu (S42): -luma",
          "name": "bnt-desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Zulu (S42): -luma"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "efi",
        "2": "dóm",
        "3": "",
        "4": "bite"
      },
      "expansion": "Efik dóm (“bite”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cognates outside Bantu include Efik dóm (“bite”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kʊ̀-dʊ́ma",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "bnt-pro",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "*kʊ̀-dʊ́ma"
      },
      "expansion": "*-dʊ́ma (infinitive *kʊ̀-dʊ́ma)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-Bantu",
  "lang_code": "bnt-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-dʊ́ma",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Proto-Bantu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Proto-Bantu lemmas",
        "Proto-Bantu verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to bite"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bite",
          "bite"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-dʊ́ma"
}

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