urubu in Rwanda-Rundi

Forms: imbu [class-10, plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From an extinct Central Sudanic language; Compare Lugbara abu (“fat, stout”) and Mangbetu eebu (“fat of animal”). Ultimately from Proto-Central Sudanic *Bu (“fat, grease”) Etymology templates: {{der|rw|csu}} Central Sudanic, {{cog|lgg|abu||fat, stout}} Lugbara abu (“fat, stout”), {{cog|mdj|eebu||fat of animal}} Mangbetu eebu (“fat of animal”), {{der|rw|csu-pro|*Bu||fat, grease}} Proto-Central Sudanic *Bu (“fat, grease”) Head templates: {{rw-noun|urubu|11}} urubu class 11 (plural imbu class 10)

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rw",
        "2": "csu"
      },
      "expansion": "Central Sudanic",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lgg",
        "2": "abu",
        "3": "",
        "4": "fat, stout"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "2": "eebu",
        "3": "",
        "4": "fat of animal"
      },
      "expansion": "Mangbetu eebu (“fat of animal”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
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        "1": "rw",
        "2": "csu-pro",
        "3": "*Bu",
        "4": "",
        "5": "fat, grease"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Central Sudanic *Bu (“fat, grease”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From an extinct Central Sudanic language; Compare Lugbara abu (“fat, stout”) and Mangbetu eebu (“fat of animal”). Ultimately from Proto-Central Sudanic *Bu (“fat, grease”)",
  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "11"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Rwanda-Rundi",
  "lang_code": "rw",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "yogurt, sour milk (clabbered), sour taste"
      ],
      "id": "en-urubu-rw-noun-ImIYIpqB",
      "tags": [
        "Kirundi",
        "class-11"
      ]
    }
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  "word": "urubu"
}

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{
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rw",
        "2": "csu"
      },
      "expansion": "Central Sudanic",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lgg",
        "2": "abu",
        "3": "",
        "4": "fat, stout"
      },
      "expansion": "Lugbara abu (“fat, stout”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mdj",
        "2": "eebu",
        "3": "",
        "4": "fat of animal"
      },
      "expansion": "Mangbetu eebu (“fat of animal”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rw",
        "2": "csu-pro",
        "3": "*Bu",
        "4": "",
        "5": "fat, grease"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Central Sudanic *Bu (“fat, grease”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From an extinct Central Sudanic language; Compare Lugbara abu (“fat, stout”) and Mangbetu eebu (“fat of animal”). Ultimately from Proto-Central Sudanic *Bu (“fat, grease”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "imbu",
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        "plural"
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    }
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        "Pages with entries",
        "Rwanda-Rundi class 11 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": [
        "yogurt, sour milk (clabbered), sour taste"
      ],
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        "Kirundi",
        "class-11"
      ]
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  ],
  "word": "urubu"
}

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"urubu" meaning in Rwanda-Rundi

Noun