"mo-" meaning in Sotho

See mo- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-. Etymology templates: {{inh|st|bnt-pro|*mʊ̀-}} Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀- Head templates: {{head|st|prefix|cat2=noun prefixes}} mo-
  1. Class 1 noun prefix. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-mo--st-prefix-9zL6AqIr Categories (other): Sotho entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Sotho entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-. Etymology templates: {{inh|st|bnt-pro|*mʊ̀-}} Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀- Head templates: {{head|st|prefix|cat2=noun prefixes}} mo-
  1. Class 3 noun prefix. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-mo--st-prefix-LNDt0zJo Categories (other): Sotho entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Sotho entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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      "args": {
        "1": "st",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*mʊ̀-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.",
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    {
      "args": {
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        "cat2": "noun prefixes"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sotho",
  "lang_code": "st",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sotho entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Class 1 noun prefix."
      ],
      "id": "en-mo--st-prefix-9zL6AqIr",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mo-"
}

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        "3": "*mʊ̀-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "st",
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        "cat2": "noun prefixes"
      },
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "st",
  "pos": "prefix",
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    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sotho entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Class 3 noun prefix."
      ],
      "id": "en-mo--st-prefix-LNDt0zJo",
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mo-"
}
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    "Entries with collapsible category trees for nonexistent categories",
    "Pages using catfix",
    "Pages with 11 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Sotho entries with incorrect language header",
    "Sotho lemmas",
    "Sotho noun prefixes",
    "Sotho prefixes",
    "Sotho terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
    "Sotho terms inherited from Proto-Bantu"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.",
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    }
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  "lang": "Sotho",
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        "Class 1 noun prefix."
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    "Pages using catfix",
    "Pages with 11 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Sotho entries with incorrect language header",
    "Sotho lemmas",
    "Sotho noun prefixes",
    "Sotho prefixes",
    "Sotho terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
    "Sotho terms inherited from Proto-Bantu"
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  "etymology_number": 2,
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀-.",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "st",
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        "cat2": "noun prefixes"
      },
      "expansion": "mo-",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sotho",
  "lang_code": "st",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Class 3 noun prefix."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "mo-"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Sotho dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-01-16 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-01-01 using wiktextract (d1270d2 and 9905b1f). 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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