"ekintu" meaning in Tooro

See ekintu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ekíːntu/, [ecíːntu] Forms: ekintu class 7 [canonical], ebintu class 8 [plural], augmentless bintu [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀ntʊ̀, from Proto-Bantu *-ntʊ̀ (“some, any”). Cognate with Swahili kitu (“thing”), Kikuyu kĩndũ (“thing, property. livestock”) and Shona chinhu (“thing”). Doublet of omuntu (“person”), ahantu (“place”), and obuntu (“humanity”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ttj|bnt-pro|*kɪ̀ntʊ̀}} Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀ntʊ̀, {{der|ttj|bnt-pro|*-ntʊ̀|t=some, any}} Proto-Bantu *-ntʊ̀ (“some, any”), {{cog|sw|kitu||thing}} Swahili kitu (“thing”), {{cog|ki|kĩndũ||thing, property. livestock}} Kikuyu kĩndũ (“thing, property. livestock”), {{cog|sn|chinhu||thing}} Shona chinhu (“thing”), {{dbt|ttj|omuntu|ahantu|obuntu|t1=person|t2=place|t3=humanity}} Doublet of omuntu (“person”), ahantu (“place”), and obuntu (“humanity”) Head templates: {{head|ttj|noun|head=}} ekintu, {{ttj-noun|7|8}} ekintu class 7 (plural ebintu class 8, augmentless kintu, plural augmentless bintu)
  1. thing, object
    Sense id: en-ekintu-ttj-noun-yjWSG4Af Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tooro entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46 Disambiguation of Tooro entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
  2. something
    Sense id: en-ekintu-ttj-noun-P8m2iUWd Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tooro entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46 Disambiguation of Tooro entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: akantu (english: small thing)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "small thing",
      "word": "akantu"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ttj",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*kɪ̀ntʊ̀"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀ntʊ̀",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ttj",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*-ntʊ̀",
        "t": "some, any"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *-ntʊ̀ (“some, any”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "kitu",
        "3": "",
        "4": "thing"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili kitu (“thing”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "kĩndũ",
        "3": "",
        "4": "thing, property. livestock"
      },
      "expansion": "Kikuyu kĩndũ (“thing, property. livestock”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sn",
        "2": "chinhu",
        "3": "",
        "4": "thing"
      },
      "expansion": "Shona chinhu (“thing”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ttj",
        "2": "omuntu",
        "3": "ahantu",
        "4": "obuntu",
        "t1": "person",
        "t2": "place",
        "t3": "humanity"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of omuntu (“person”), ahantu (“place”), and obuntu (“humanity”)",
      "name": "dbt"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀ntʊ̀, from Proto-Bantu *-ntʊ̀ (“some, any”). Cognate with Swahili kitu (“thing”), Kikuyu kĩndũ (“thing, property. livestock”) and Shona chinhu (“thing”). Doublet of omuntu (“person”), ahantu (“place”), and obuntu (“humanity”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ekintu class 7",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ebintu class 8",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "augmentless bintu",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ttj",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ekintu",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "7",
        "2": "8"
      },
      "expansion": "ekintu class 7 (plural ebintu class 8, augmentless kintu, plural augmentless bintu)",
      "name": "ttj-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tooro",
  "lang_code": "ttj",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "54 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "54 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tooro entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "thing, object"
      ],
      "id": "en-ekintu-ttj-noun-yjWSG4Af",
      "links": [
        [
          "thing",
          "thing"
        ],
        [
          "object",
          "object"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "54 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "54 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tooro entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "There is something there.",
          "text": "Haliyo ekintu.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "something"
      ],
      "id": "en-ekintu-ttj-noun-P8m2iUWd",
      "links": [
        [
          "something",
          "something"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ekíːntu/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ecíːntu]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ekintu"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Tooro class 7 nouns",
    "Tooro doublets",
    "Tooro entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tooro lemmas",
    "Tooro nouns",
    "Tooro terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
    "Tooro terms inherited from Proto-Bantu"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "small thing",
      "word": "akantu"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ttj",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*kɪ̀ntʊ̀"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀ntʊ̀",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ttj",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*-ntʊ̀",
        "t": "some, any"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *-ntʊ̀ (“some, any”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "kitu",
        "3": "",
        "4": "thing"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili kitu (“thing”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "kĩndũ",
        "3": "",
        "4": "thing, property. livestock"
      },
      "expansion": "Kikuyu kĩndũ (“thing, property. livestock”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sn",
        "2": "chinhu",
        "3": "",
        "4": "thing"
      },
      "expansion": "Shona chinhu (“thing”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ttj",
        "2": "omuntu",
        "3": "ahantu",
        "4": "obuntu",
        "t1": "person",
        "t2": "place",
        "t3": "humanity"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of omuntu (“person”), ahantu (“place”), and obuntu (“humanity”)",
      "name": "dbt"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀ntʊ̀, from Proto-Bantu *-ntʊ̀ (“some, any”). Cognate with Swahili kitu (“thing”), Kikuyu kĩndũ (“thing, property. livestock”) and Shona chinhu (“thing”). Doublet of omuntu (“person”), ahantu (“place”), and obuntu (“humanity”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ekintu class 7",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ebintu class 8",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "augmentless bintu",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ttj",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "ekintu",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "7",
        "2": "8"
      },
      "expansion": "ekintu class 7 (plural ebintu class 8, augmentless kintu, plural augmentless bintu)",
      "name": "ttj-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tooro",
  "lang_code": "ttj",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "thing, object"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "thing",
          "thing"
        ],
        [
          "object",
          "object"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Tooro terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "There is something there.",
          "text": "Haliyo ekintu.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "something"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "something",
          "something"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ekíːntu/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ecíːntu]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ekintu"
}

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