"bʊ̀dògì" meaning in Proto-Bantu

See bʊ̀dògì in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From *-dòga (“to bewitch”).
  1. witchcraft Tags: class-14, reconstruction
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  2. spell Tags: class-14, reconstruction
    Sense id: en-bʊ̀dògì-bnt-pro-noun-j0oKqmLE Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Proto-Bantu entries with incorrect language header, Proto-Bantu terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 32 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 33 33 Disambiguation of Proto-Bantu entries with incorrect language header: 34 33 33 Disambiguation of Proto-Bantu terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 33 33 33
  3. poison Tags: class-14, reconstruction
    Sense id: en-bʊ̀dògì-bnt-pro-noun-V0Or3d36 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Proto-Bantu entries with incorrect language header, Proto-Bantu terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 32 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 33 33 Disambiguation of Proto-Bantu entries with incorrect language header: 34 33 33 Disambiguation of Proto-Bantu terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 33 33 33
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