"caws" meaning in Somali

See caws in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈʡ͜ʢǽʉs/ Forms: cáws [canonical, masculine], coos [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-Somaloid *ʕaws, from Proto-East Cushitic *ʕawš, derived from Proto-Cushitic *ʕaw- (“grass, foliage”). Compare also cawl. Cognate with Maay ees, Garre aas, Tunni ees, Rendille h'os, Jiiddu is, Daasanach iish, Saho cashsho, Afar qayso, Sidamo hayisso, Tsamai ʕaš (“corn”) and possibly Oromo ees (“oat”). Etymology templates: {{inh|so|cus-som-pro|*ʕaws}} Proto-Somaloid *ʕaws, {{inh|so|cus-pro|*ʕaw-|t=grass, foliage}} Proto-Cushitic *ʕaw- (“grass, foliage”), {{cog|ymm|ees}} Maay ees, {{cog|gex|aas}} Garre aas, {{cog|tqq|ees}} Tunni ees, {{cog|rel|h'os}} Rendille h'os, {{cog|jii|is}} Jiiddu is, {{cog|dsh|iish}} Daasanach iish, {{cog|ssy|cashsho}} Saho cashsho, {{cog|aa|qayso}} Afar qayso, {{cog|sid|hayisso}} Sidamo hayisso, {{cog|tsb|ʕaš|t=corn}} Tsamai ʕaš (“corn”), {{cog|om|ees|t=oat}} Oromo ees (“oat”) Head templates: {{head|so|noun|||or||f1accel-form=p|f1g=?|f2accel-form=p|g=m|head=cáws|sort=}} cáws m, {{so-noun|g=m|head=cáws}} cáws m
  1. grass Wikipedia link: Proto-East-Cushitic language
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      "args": {
        "1": "so",
        "2": "cus-som-pro",
        "3": "*ʕaws"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Somaloid *ʕaws",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "so",
        "2": "cus-pro",
        "3": "*ʕaw-",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Cushitic *ʕaw- (“grass, foliage”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ymm",
        "2": "ees"
      },
      "expansion": "Maay ees",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gex",
        "2": "aas"
      },
      "expansion": "Garre aas",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "tqq",
        "2": "ees"
      },
      "expansion": "Tunni ees",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rel",
        "2": "h'os"
      },
      "expansion": "Rendille h'os",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jii",
        "2": "is"
      },
      "expansion": "Jiiddu is",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dsh",
        "2": "iish"
      },
      "expansion": "Daasanach iish",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ssy",
        "2": "cashsho"
      },
      "expansion": "Saho cashsho",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aa",
        "2": "qayso"
      },
      "expansion": "Afar qayso",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sid",
        "2": "hayisso"
      },
      "expansion": "Sidamo hayisso",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "tsb",
        "2": "ʕaš",
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "ees",
        "t": "oat"
      },
      "expansion": "Oromo ees (“oat”)",
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Somaloid *ʕaws, from Proto-East Cushitic *ʕawš, derived from Proto-Cushitic *ʕaw- (“grass, foliage”). Compare also cawl.\nCognate with Maay ees, Garre aas, Tunni ees, Rendille h'os, Jiiddu is, Daasanach iish, Saho cashsho, Afar qayso, Sidamo hayisso, Tsamai ʕaš (“corn”) and possibly Oromo ees (“oat”).",
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      "form": "cáws",
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        "masculine"
      ]
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      "form": "coos",
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          "kind": "other",
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tunni terms in nonstandard scripts",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The camels grazed the grass",
          "text": "Gelu cawska bay daaqeen",
          "translation": "The camels grazed the grass"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "grass"
      ],
      "id": "en-caws-so-noun-9sxbCFth",
      "links": [
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          "grass",
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        ]
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      "wikipedia": [
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      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʡ͜ʢǽʉs/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "caws"
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Somaloid *ʕaws",
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    },
    {
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        "3": "*ʕaw-",
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Cushitic *ʕaw- (“grass, foliage”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ymm",
        "2": "ees"
      },
      "expansion": "Maay ees",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gex",
        "2": "aas"
      },
      "expansion": "Garre aas",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tqq",
        "2": "ees"
      },
      "expansion": "Tunni ees",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rel",
        "2": "h'os"
      },
      "expansion": "Rendille h'os",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jii",
        "2": "is"
      },
      "expansion": "Jiiddu is",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "dsh",
        "2": "iish"
      },
      "expansion": "Daasanach iish",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ssy",
        "2": "cashsho"
      },
      "expansion": "Saho cashsho",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aa",
        "2": "qayso"
      },
      "expansion": "Afar qayso",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sid",
        "2": "hayisso"
      },
      "expansion": "Sidamo hayisso",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tsb",
        "2": "ʕaš",
        "t": "corn"
      },
      "expansion": "Tsamai ʕaš (“corn”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "om",
        "2": "ees",
        "t": "oat"
      },
      "expansion": "Oromo ees (“oat”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Somaloid *ʕaws, from Proto-East Cushitic *ʕawš, derived from Proto-Cushitic *ʕaw- (“grass, foliage”). Compare also cawl.\nCognate with Maay ees, Garre aas, Tunni ees, Rendille h'os, Jiiddu is, Daasanach iish, Saho cashsho, Afar qayso, Sidamo hayisso, Tsamai ʕaš (“corn”) and possibly Oromo ees (“oat”).",
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        "canonical",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "coos",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "so",
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        "4": "",
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        "6": "",
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        "f1g": "?",
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        "head": "cáws",
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      },
      "expansion": "cáws m",
      "name": "head"
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      "args": {
        "g": "m",
        "head": "cáws"
      },
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "Somali lemmas",
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        "Somali nouns",
        "Somali terms derived from Proto-Cushitic",
        "Somali terms derived from Proto-Somaloid",
        "Somali terms inherited from Proto-Cushitic",
        "Somali terms inherited from Proto-Somaloid",
        "Tsamai terms in nonstandard scripts",
        "Tunni terms in nonstandard scripts"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The camels grazed the grass",
          "text": "Gelu cawska bay daaqeen",
          "translation": "The camels grazed the grass"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "grass"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "grass",
          "grass"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Proto-East-Cushitic language"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʡ͜ʢǽʉs/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "caws"
}

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