ishyo in Rwanda-Rundi

Forms: amashyo [class-6, plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Proto-Great Lakes Bantu *-pio ("herd"), which was borrowed from an extinct Central Sudanic language. Ultimately from Proto-Central Sudanic *pi (“to increase”) Etymology templates: {{der|rw|csu}} Central Sudanic, {{der|rw|csu-pro|*pi||to increase}} Proto-Central Sudanic *pi (“to increase”) Head templates: {{rw-noun||5}} ishyo class 5 (plural amashyo class 6)

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rw",
        "2": "csu"
      },
      "expansion": "Central Sudanic",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
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        "1": "rw",
        "2": "csu-pro",
        "3": "*pi",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to increase"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Central Sudanic *pi (“to increase”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Great Lakes Bantu *-pio (\"herd\"), which was borrowed from an extinct Central Sudanic language. Ultimately from Proto-Central Sudanic *pi (“to increase”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "amashyo",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "5"
      },
      "expansion": "ishyo class 5 (plural amashyo class 6)",
      "name": "rw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Rwanda-Rundi",
  "lang_code": "rw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kinyarwanda",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "herd (of cattle)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ishyo-rw-noun-NcrlmkuE",
      "links": [
        [
          "herd",
          "herd"
        ],
        [
          "cattle",
          "cattle"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Kinyarwanda) herd (of cattle)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "Rundi"
          ],
          "word": "isho"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Kinyarwanda",
        "class-5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ishyo"
}

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rw",
        "2": "csu"
      },
      "expansion": "Central Sudanic",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rw",
        "2": "csu-pro",
        "3": "*pi",
        "4": "",
        "5": "to increase"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Central Sudanic *pi (“to increase”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Great Lakes Bantu *-pio (\"herd\"), which was borrowed from an extinct Central Sudanic language. Ultimately from Proto-Central Sudanic *pi (“to increase”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "amashyo",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "5"
      },
      "expansion": "ishyo class 5 (plural amashyo class 6)",
      "name": "rw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Rwanda-Rundi",
  "lang_code": "rw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Kinyarwanda",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Requests for tone in Rwanda-Rundi noun entries",
        "Rwanda-Rundi class 5 nouns",
        "Rwanda-Rundi entries with incorrect language header",
        "Rwanda-Rundi lemmas",
        "Rwanda-Rundi nouns",
        "Rwanda-Rundi terms derived from Central Sudanic languages",
        "Rwanda-Rundi terms derived from Proto-Central Sudanic"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "herd (of cattle)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "herd",
          "herd"
        ],
        [
          "cattle",
          "cattle"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Kinyarwanda) herd (of cattle)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "Rundi"
          ],
          "word": "isho"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Kinyarwanda",
        "class-5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ishyo"
}

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"ishyo" meaning in Rwanda-Rundi

Noun