"umupfu" meaning in Rwanda-Rundi

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Noun

Forms: umupfú [canonical, class-1], abapfú [class-2, plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kúʊ̀. By surface analysis, umu- + -pfa + -u. Etymology templates: {{etymon|rw|:inh|bnt-pro:*mʊ̀kúʊ̀}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" }, { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Bantu", "term" : "*-kú-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "bnt-pro" } ], "keyword" : "root", "is_invisible" : "all" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Bantu", "term" : "*-kúa", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "bnt-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Bantu", "term" : "*-ʊ̀", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "bnt-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Bantu", "term" : "*mʊ̀kúʊ̀", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "bnt-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Rwanda-Rundi", "term" : "umupfu", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "rw" }" data-lang="rw" data-title="umupfu">, {{inh|rw|bnt-pro|*mʊ̀kúʊ̀}} Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kúʊ̀, {{surf|rw|umu-|pfa<alt:-pfa>|<alt:-u>}} By surface analysis, umu- + -pfa + -u Head templates: {{rw-noun|umupfú|1}} umupfú class 1 (plural abapfú class 2)
  1. corpse, dead person
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rw",
        "2": ":inh",
        "3": "bnt-pro:*mʊ̀kúʊ̀"
      },
      "expansion": "[Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" }, { \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Bantu\", \"term\" : \"*-kú-\", \"status\" : \"missing\", \"lang\" : \"bnt-pro\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"root\", \"is_invisible\" : \"all\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Bantu\", \"term\" : \"*-kúa\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"bnt-pro\" }, { \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Bantu\", \"term\" : \"*-ʊ̀\", \"status\" : \"missing\", \"lang\" : \"bnt-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"From\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"affix\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Bantu\", \"term\" : \"*mʊ̀kúʊ̀\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"bnt-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Rwanda-Rundi\", \"term\" : \"umupfu\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"rw\" }\" data-lang=\"rw\" data-title=\"umupfu\">",
      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rw",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*mʊ̀kúʊ̀"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kúʊ̀",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rw",
        "2": "umu-",
        "3": "pfa<alt:-pfa>",
        "4": "<alt:-u>"
      },
      "expansion": "By surface analysis, umu- + -pfa + -u",
      "name": "surf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kúʊ̀. By surface analysis, umu- + -pfa + -u.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "umupfú",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abapfú",
      "links": [
        [
          "abapfú",
          "abapfu"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "umupfú",
        "2": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "umupfú class 1 (plural abapfú class 2)",
      "name": "rw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Rwanda-Rundi",
  "lang_code": "rw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using etymon with no ID",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Rwanda-Rundi entries with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Rwanda-Rundi entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Rwanda-Rundi terms prefixed with umu-",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "corpse, dead person"
      ],
      "id": "en-umupfu-rw-noun-FvnCXGHm",
      "links": [
        [
          "corpse",
          "corpse"
        ],
        [
          "dead",
          "dead"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "umupfu"
}
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rw",
        "2": ":inh",
        "3": "bnt-pro:*mʊ̀kúʊ̀"
      },
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      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rw",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*mʊ̀kúʊ̀"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kúʊ̀",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rw",
        "2": "umu-",
        "3": "pfa<alt:-pfa>",
        "4": "<alt:-u>"
      },
      "expansion": "By surface analysis, umu- + -pfa + -u",
      "name": "surf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kúʊ̀. By surface analysis, umu- + -pfa + -u.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "umupfú",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abapfú",
      "links": [
        [
          "abapfú",
          "abapfu"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "umupfú",
        "2": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "umupfú class 1 (plural abapfú class 2)",
      "name": "rw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Rwanda-Rundi",
  "lang_code": "rw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymon",
        "Rwanda-Rundi class 1 nouns",
        "Rwanda-Rundi compound terms",
        "Rwanda-Rundi entries with etymon",
        "Rwanda-Rundi entries with incorrect language header",
        "Rwanda-Rundi lemmas",
        "Rwanda-Rundi nouns",
        "Rwanda-Rundi terms derived from Proto-Atlantic-Congo",
        "Rwanda-Rundi terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
        "Rwanda-Rundi terms derived from the Proto-Bantu root *-kú-",
        "Rwanda-Rundi terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
        "Rwanda-Rundi terms prefixed with umu-"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "corpse, dead person"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "corpse",
          "corpse"
        ],
        [
          "dead",
          "dead"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "umupfu"
}

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