"mudzimu" meaning in Shona

See mudzimu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: mudzimu [canonical, class-3], mudzimu [canonical, class-1], midzimu [class-4, plural], vadzimu [class-2, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dímʊ̀ (“spirit”), from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-dim- (“spirit”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|sn|bnt-pro|*mʊ̀dímʊ̀||spirit|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dímʊ̀ (“spirit”), {{inh+|sn|bnt-pro|*mʊ̀dímʊ̀||spirit}} Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dímʊ̀ (“spirit”), {{inh|sn|alv-pro|*-dim-||spirit}} Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-dim- (“spirit”) Head templates: {{sn-noun|mudzimu|3}} mudzimu class 3 (plural midzimu class 4), {{sn-noun|mudzimu|1}} mudzimu class 1 (plural vadzimu class 2)
  1. spirit elder of the family
    Sense id: en-mudzimu-sn-noun-gLhMupbQ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Shona entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 14 Disambiguation of Shona entries with incorrect language header: 72 28
  2. soul of a dead person
    Sense id: en-mudzimu-sn-noun-6A9i7Y3S

Inflected forms

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