"mwana" meaning in Shona

See mwana in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: mwaná [canonical, class-1], vaná [class-2, plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà. Etymology templates: {{inh|sn|bnt-pro|*mʊ̀jánà}} Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà Head templates: {{sn-noun|mwaná|1}} mwaná class 1 (plural vaná class 2)
  1. child Categories (topical): People Derived forms: chana Related terms: -ana
    Sense id: en-mwana-sn-noun-3cnmaRlC Categories (other): Pages with 10 entries, Shona entries with incorrect language header
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sn",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*mʊ̀jánà"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mwaná",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vaná",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mwaná",
        "2": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "mwaná class 1 (plural vaná class 2)",
      "name": "sn-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Shona",
  "lang_code": "sn",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 10 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Shona entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sn",
          "name": "People",
          "orig": "sn:People",
          "parents": [
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "chana"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "child"
      ],
      "id": "en-mwana-sn-noun-3cnmaRlC",
      "links": [
        [
          "child",
          "child"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "-ana"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mwana"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "chana"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sn",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*mʊ̀jánà"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mwaná",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vaná",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mwaná",
        "2": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "mwaná class 1 (plural vaná class 2)",
      "name": "sn-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Shona",
  "lang_code": "sn",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "-ana"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 10 entries",
        "Shona class 1 nouns",
        "Shona entries with incorrect language header",
        "Shona lemmas",
        "Shona nouns",
        "Shona terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
        "Shona terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
        "sn:People"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "child"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "child",
          "child"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mwana"
}

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