"Dlamini" meaning in Swazi

See Dlamini in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From -dla (“to eat”) + emini (“midday”, locative of imini), hence literally, “midday eater”. Etymology templates: {{af|ss|dla<alt:-dla><t:to eat>|emini<t:midday><pos:locative of <i class="Latn mention" lang="ss">imini</i>>}} -dla (“to eat”) + emini (“midday”, locative of imini), {{m-g|midday eater}} “midday eater”, {{lit|midday eater|nocap=-}} literally, “midday eater” Head templates: {{head|ss|proper noun}} Dlamini
  1. a surname, belonging to the Dlamini clan
    Sense id: en-Dlamini-ss-name-H890Ll6d Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Swazi entries with incorrect language header, Swazi surnames
     
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        "1": "ss",
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      },
      "expansion": "-dla (“to eat”) + emini (“midday”, locative of imini)",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "midday eater"
      },
      "expansion": "“midday eater”",
      "name": "m-g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "midday eater",
        "nocap": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "literally, “midday eater”",
      "name": "lit"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From -dla (“to eat”) + emini (“midday”, locative of imini), hence literally, “midday eater”.",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ss",
        "2": "proper noun"
      },
      "expansion": "Dlamini",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swazi",
  "lang_code": "ss",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a surname, belonging to the Dlamini clan"
      ],
      "id": "en-Dlamini-ss-name-H890Ll6d",
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        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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    {
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        "1": "ss",
        "2": "dla<alt:-dla><t:to eat>",
        "3": "emini<t:midday><pos:locative of <i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"ss\">imini</i>>"
      },
      "expansion": "-dla (“to eat”) + emini (“midday”, locative of imini)",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "midday eater"
      },
      "expansion": "“midday eater”",
      "name": "m-g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "midday eater",
        "nocap": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "literally, “midday eater”",
      "name": "lit"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From -dla (“to eat”) + emini (“midday”, locative of imini), hence literally, “midday eater”.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ss",
        "2": "proper noun"
      },
      "expansion": "Dlamini",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swazi",
  "lang_code": "ss",
  "pos": "name",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Swazi compound terms",
        "Swazi entries with incorrect language header",
        "Swazi lemmas",
        "Swazi proper nouns",
        "Swazi surnames"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a surname, belonging to the Dlamini clan"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Dlamini"
}

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