"inja" meaning in Xhosa

See inja in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [íːⁿd̥ʒǎ̤] Forms: ínjá [canonical, class-9], ízinjá [class-10, plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *mbʊ́à. Etymology templates: {{inh|xh|bnt-pro|*mbʊ́à}} Proto-Bantu *mbʊ́à Head templates: {{xh-noun|ínjá|9|10|ízinjá}} ínjá class 9 (plural ízinjá class 10)
  1. dog Categories (lifeform): Canids
    Sense id: en-inja-xh-noun-zWNX792W Disambiguation of Canids: 59 41
  2. A person behaving like a dog
    Sense id: en-inja-xh-noun-lql8frMK Categories (other): Xhosa entries with incorrect language header, Xhosa terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Xhosa entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Disambiguation of Xhosa terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 3 97

Inflected forms

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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *mbʊ́à.",
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      "form": "ínjá",
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    },
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    }
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "_dis": "59 41",
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          "parents": [
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            "Mammals",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "dog"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "dog",
          "dog"
        ]
      ]
    },
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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          "_dis": "3 97",
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        }
      ],
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        "A person behaving like a dog"
      ],
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[íːⁿd̥ʒǎ̤]"
    }
  ],
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    "Xhosa lemmas",
    "Xhosa nouns",
    "Xhosa terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
    "Xhosa terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
    "Xhosa terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Xhosa terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "xh:Canids"
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    }
  ],
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      "form": "ínjá",
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        "canonical",
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    },
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      "form": "ízinjá",
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      ]
    }
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    }
  ],
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        "dog"
      ],
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        [
          "dog",
          "dog"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A person behaving like a dog"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[íːⁿd̥ʒǎ̤]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "inja"
}

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