"ngùbʊ́" meaning in Proto-Bantu

See ngùbʊ́ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: ngùbʊ́ [class-10, plural]
  1. hippopotamus Tags: class-9, reconstruction
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  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Proto-Bantu class 9 nouns",
        "Proto-Bantu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Proto-Bantu lemmas",
        "Proto-Bantu nouns",
        "Proto-Bantu terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "bnt-pro:Mammals"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hippopotamus"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hippopotamus",
          "hippopotamus"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-9",
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ngùbʊ́"
}

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