"ebikya" meaning in Tooro

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Noun

IPA: /eβíkja/, [eβíca] Forms: ebikya class 8 [canonical]
Etymology: From Proto-Rutara *ebikya, from Common Bantu *bìkɪa (“tendon of neck; neck”), from a South Cushitic language. Cognate with Inner Mbugu kiʔa (“chest”). Etymology templates: {{der|ttj|bnt-cmn|*bìkɪa||tendon of neck; neck}} Common Bantu *bìkɪa (“tendon of neck; neck”), {{der|ttj|cus-sou}} South Cushitic, {{cog|mhd|kiʔa||chest}} Mbugu kiʔa (“chest”) Head templates: {{head|ttj|noun|head=}} ebikya, {{ttj-noun||8}} ebikya class 8 (plural only, augmentless bikya)
  1. neck Tags: plural, plural-only Related terms: engoto (english: nape)
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        "4": "",
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      "name": "der"
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  "lang_code": "ttj",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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          "source": "w"
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          "langcode": "ttj",
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          "english": "nape",
          "translation": "nape",
          "word": "engoto"
        }
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      ]
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      "ipa": "/eβíkja/"
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    {
      "ipa": "[eβíca]"
    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "english": "nape",
      "translation": "nape",
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    }
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        "Tooro terms derived from South Cushitic languages",
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      "ipa": "/eβíkja/"
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    {
      "ipa": "[eβíca]"
    }
  ],
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}

Download raw JSONL data for ebikya meaning in Tooro (1.4kB)

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