"hwai" meaning in Shona

See hwai in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: hwai [class-10, plural]
Etymology: Uncertain, but potentially from a Khoe language (compare Khoekhoe gū-i). Other Bantu languages borrowed this in the form *-gu, for example Sotho nku and Zulu imvu. Etymology templates: {{unc|sn}} Uncertain, {{der|sn|khi-kho}} Khoe, {{cog|naq|gū-i}} Khoekhoe gū-i, {{cog|st|nku}} Sotho nku, {{cog|zu|imvu}} Zulu imvu Head templates: {{sn-noun|hwai|9}} hwai class 9 (plural hwai class 10)
  1. sheep Tags: class-9 Categories (lifeform): Mammals Synonyms: gwai [Karanga, Manyika]
    Sense id: en-hwai-sn-noun-XFmWFqxQ Categories (other): Shona entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for hwai meaning in Shona (1.4kB)

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          "name": "Shona entries with incorrect language header",
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        },
        {
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          "langcode": "sn",
          "name": "Mammals",
          "orig": "sn:Mammals",
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            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
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          "tags": [
            "Karanga",
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      },
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    },
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        "2": "gū-i"
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "Shona entries with incorrect language header",
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        "Shona nouns",
        "Shona terms derived from Khoe languages",
        "Shona terms with redundant head parameter",
        "Shona terms with unknown etymologies",
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    {
      "tags": [
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        "Manyika"
      ],
      "word": "gwai"
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Shona dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-06-04 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (e9e0a99 and db5a844). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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