"mʊ̀jédì" meaning in Proto-Bantu

See mʊ̀jédì in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: mɪ̀jédì [class-4, plural]
Etymology: From *-jéda (“to shine”).
  1. moonlight Tags: class-3, reconstruction

Inflected forms

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          "expansion": "Northeast Coast Bantu:",
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      ],
      "text": "Northeast Coast Bantu:"
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    {
      "depth": 3,
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          "name": "cog"
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      "depth": 3,
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          "expansion": "Logooli-Kuria:",
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            "2": "-"
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            "2": "-"
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          "name": "cog"
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            "2": "-"
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          "name": "cog"
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            "1": "sn",
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            "1": "lon",
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          "name": "bnt-desc"
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          "name": "desc"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From *-jéda (“to shine”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mɪ̀jédì",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-Bantu",
  "lang_code": "bnt-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mʊ̀jédì",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "parents": [],
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "moonlight"
      ],
      "id": "en-mʊ̀jédì-bnt-pro-noun-oiklucOT",
      "links": [
        [
          "moonlight",
          "moonlight"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mʊ̀jédì"
}
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            "2": "-"
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            "2": "-"
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          "name": "cog"
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        {
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            "1": "cwa",
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          "name": "bnt-desc"
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          "name": "desc"
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          "name": "cog"
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            "1": "tum",
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          "expansion": "Chichewa",
          "name": "cog"
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            "1": "ny",
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          "name": "bnt-desc"
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          "expansion": "Sena:",
          "name": "desc"
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          "name": "cog"
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            "1": "kdn",
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          "name": "bnt-desc"
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          "name": "cog"
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            "1": "nyu",
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          "name": "bnt-desc"
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          "name": "desc"
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            "1": "bnt-rvm"
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          "expansion": "Ruvuma:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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          "name": "cog"
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            "1": "yao",
            "2": "mwesi"
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          "name": "bnt-desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bnt-sho"
          },
          "expansion": "Shona:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Shona:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sn",
            "2": "-"
          },
          "expansion": "Shona",
          "name": "cog"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sn",
            "2": "mwedzi"
          },
          "expansion": "Shona (S10): mwedzi",
          "name": "bnt-desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Shona (S10): mwedzi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bnt-bso"
          },
          "expansion": "Southern Bantu:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Southern Bantu:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bnt-mak"
          },
          "expansion": "Makua:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Makua:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lon",
            "2": "-"
          },
          "expansion": "Malawi Lomwe",
          "name": "cog"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lon",
            "2": "mweeri"
          },
          "expansion": "Malawi Lomwe (P331): mweeri",
          "name": "bnt-desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "lon",
            "2": "mweedi",
            "nolb": "-"
          },
          "expansion": "mweedi",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Malawi Lomwe (P331): mweeri/mweedi"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ve",
            "2": "-"
          },
          "expansion": "Venda",
          "name": "cog"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ve",
            "2": "mwedzi"
          },
          "expansion": "Venda (S20): mwedzi",
          "name": "bnt-desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Venda (S20): mwedzi"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From *-jéda (“to shine”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mɪ̀jédì",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-Bantu",
  "lang_code": "bnt-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/mʊ̀jédì",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Proto-Bantu class 3 nouns",
        "Proto-Bantu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Proto-Bantu lemmas",
        "Proto-Bantu nouns",
        "Proto-Bantu terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "moonlight"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "moonlight",
          "moonlight"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-3",
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mʊ̀jédì"
}

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