"oruju" meaning in Tooro

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Noun

IPA: /oɾúd͡ʒu/ Forms: oruju class 11 [canonical], enju class 10 [plural], augmentless nju [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Rutara *oruǰwi, from Common Bantu *dʊ̀júɪ́dɪ́ (“hair”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ttj|bnt-cmn|*dʊ̀júɪ́dɪ́|t=hair}} Common Bantu *dʊ̀júɪ́dɪ́ (“hair”) Head templates: {{head|ttj|noun|head=}} oruju, {{ttj-noun|11|10}} oruju class 11 (plural enju class 10, augmentless ruju, plural augmentless nju)
  1. strand of gray hair
    Sense id: en-oruju-ttj-noun-gaP2qGR8 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tooro entries with incorrect language header, Hair Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Tooro entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Hair: 89 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /oɾúd͡ʒu/ Forms: oruju class 11 [canonical], enju class 10 [plural], augmentless nju [plural]
Etymology: From oru- (class 11 augmentative noun prefix) + -ju (“house”). Etymology templates: {{af|ttj|oru-<pos:class 11 augmentative noun prefix><id:augmentative>|enju<alt:-ju><t:house>}} oru- (class 11 augmentative noun prefix) + -ju (“house”) Head templates: {{head|ttj|noun|head=}} oruju, {{ttj-noun|11|10}} oruju class 11 (plural enju class 10, augmentless ruju, plural augmentless nju)
  1. augmentative of enju (“house”): big house Tags: augmentative, form-of Form of: enju (extra: (“house”): big house)
    Sense id: en-oruju-ttj-noun-AsBguWhW Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tooro entries with incorrect language header, Tooro terms prefixed with oru- (augmentative) Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48 Disambiguation of Tooro entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Tooro terms prefixed with oru- (augmentative): 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ttj",
        "2": "bnt-cmn",
        "3": "*dʊ̀júɪ́dɪ́",
        "t": "hair"
      },
      "expansion": "Common Bantu *dʊ̀júɪ́dɪ́ (“hair”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Rutara *oruǰwi, from Common Bantu *dʊ̀júɪ́dɪ́ (“hair”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "oruju class 11",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enju class 10",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "augmentless nju",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ttj",
        "2": "noun",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "oruju",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "11",
        "2": "10"
      },
      "expansion": "oruju class 11 (plural enju class 10, augmentless ruju, plural augmentless nju)",
      "name": "ttj-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tooro",
  "lang_code": "ttj",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "46 54",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "52 48",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "89 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ttj",
          "name": "Hair",
          "orig": "ttj:Hair",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "strand of gray hair"
      ],
      "id": "en-oruju-ttj-noun-gaP2qGR8",
      "links": [
        [
          "hair",
          "hair"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/oɾúd͡ʒu/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "oruju"
}

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      },
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      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From oru- (class 11 augmentative noun prefix) + -ju (“house”).",
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      "form": "oruju class 11",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "enju class 10",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "augmentless nju",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        {
          "_dis": "46 54",
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        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tooro entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 75",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tooro terms prefixed with oru- (augmentative)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "extra": "(“house”): big house",
          "word": "enju"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "augmentative of enju (“house”): big house"
      ],
      "id": "en-oruju-ttj-noun-AsBguWhW",
      "links": [
        [
          "enju",
          "enju#Tooro"
        ],
        [
          "big",
          "big"
        ],
        [
          "house",
          "house"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "augmentative",
        "form-of"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/oɾúd͡ʒu/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "oruju"
}
{
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Tooro class 11 nouns",
    "Tooro entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tooro lemmas",
    "Tooro nouns",
    "Tooro terms derived from Common Bantu",
    "Tooro terms inherited from Common Bantu",
    "Tooro terms prefixed with oru- (augmentative)",
    "ttj:Hair"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
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        "2": "bnt-cmn",
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        "t": "hair"
      },
      "expansion": "Common Bantu *dʊ̀júɪ́dɪ́ (“hair”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Rutara *oruǰwi, from Common Bantu *dʊ̀júɪ́dɪ́ (“hair”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "oruju class 11",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enju class 10",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "augmentless nju",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "noun",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "oruju",
      "name": "head"
    },
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        "2": "10"
      },
      "expansion": "oruju class 11 (plural enju class 10, augmentless ruju, plural augmentless nju)",
      "name": "ttj-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tooro",
  "lang_code": "ttj",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "strand of gray hair"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hair",
          "hair"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/oɾúd͡ʒu/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "oruju"
}

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    "Pages with entries",
    "Tooro class 11 nouns",
    "Tooro entries with incorrect language header",
    "Tooro lemmas",
    "Tooro nouns",
    "Tooro terms prefixed with oru- (augmentative)",
    "ttj:Hair"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
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      },
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      "name": "af"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From oru- (class 11 augmentative noun prefix) + -ju (“house”).",
  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "enju class 10",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "augmentless nju",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "2": "noun",
        "head": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "11",
        "2": "10"
      },
      "expansion": "oruju class 11 (plural enju class 10, augmentless ruju, plural augmentless nju)",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tooro",
  "lang_code": "ttj",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Tooro augmentative nouns"
      ],
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        {
          "extra": "(“house”): big house",
          "word": "enju"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "augmentative of enju (“house”): big house"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "enju",
          "enju#Tooro"
        ],
        [
          "big",
          "big"
        ],
        [
          "house",
          "house"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "augmentative",
        "form-of"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/oɾúd͡ʒu/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "oruju"
}

Download raw JSONL data for oruju meaning in Tooro (2.5kB)

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}

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  "subsection": "noun",
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