"luwa" meaning in Tumbuka

See luwa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: maluwa [class-6, plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *dìdʊ̀bà. Etymology templates: {{inh|tum|bnt-pro|*dìdʊ̀bà}} Proto-Bantu *dìdʊ̀bà Head templates: {{tum-noun|11}} luwa class 11 (plural maluwa class 6)
  1. flower Tags: class-11
    Sense id: en-luwa-tum-noun-wGsM~gzF Categories (other): Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Tumbuka entries with incorrect language header, Plants
     
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    {
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        "1": "tum",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*dìdʊ̀bà"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *dìdʊ̀bà",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *dìdʊ̀bà.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "maluwa",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "11"
      },
      "expansion": "luwa class 11 (plural maluwa class 6)",
      "name": "tum-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tumbuka",
  "lang_code": "tum",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 7 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tumbuka entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "tum",
          "name": "Plants",
          "orig": "tum:Plants",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "flower"
      ],
      "id": "en-luwa-tum-noun-wGsM~gzF",
      "links": [
        [
          "flower",
          "flower"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-11"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "luwa"
}

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tum",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*dìdʊ̀bà"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *dìdʊ̀bà",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *dìdʊ̀bà.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "maluwa",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "11"
      },
      "expansion": "luwa class 11 (plural maluwa class 6)",
      "name": "tum-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tumbuka",
  "lang_code": "tum",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 7 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Tumbuka class 11 nouns",
        "Tumbuka entries with incorrect language header",
        "Tumbuka lemmas",
        "Tumbuka nouns",
        "Tumbuka terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
        "Tumbuka terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
        "tum:Plants"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "flower"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "flower",
          "flower"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-11"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "luwa"
}

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