"laf" meaning in Somali

See laf in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Oromo lafee and Rendille laf, Jiiddu lafi. Etymology templates: {{der|so|cus-pro|-}} Proto-Cushitic, {{cog|om|lafee}} Oromo lafee, {{cog|rel|laf}} Rendille laf, {{cog|jii|lafi}} Jiiddu lafi Head templates: {{head|so|noun|g=?|head=|sort=}} laf ?, {{so-noun}} laf ?
  1. bone
    Sense id: en-laf-so-noun-yNrPZX~p Categories (other): Pages with 12 entries, Pages with entries, Somali entries with incorrect language header
     
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "om",
        "2": "lafee"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rel",
        "2": "laf"
      },
      "expansion": "Rendille laf",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jii",
        "2": "lafi"
      },
      "expansion": "Jiiddu lafi",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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        "head": "",
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        [
          "bone",
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "laf"
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      },
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      "name": "der"
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      },
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    {
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        "2": "laf"
      },
      "expansion": "Rendille laf",
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    },
    {
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        "1": "jii",
        "2": "lafi"
      },
      "expansion": "Jiiddu lafi",
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    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "so",
        "2": "noun",
        "g": "?",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
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    },
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "laf ?",
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        "Pages with entries",
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      ],
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