"inkwenkwezi" meaning in Xhosa

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Noun

IPA: [íᵑkʷéᵑkʷéːz̥i̤] Forms: ínkwénkwézi [canonical, class-9], íinkwénkwézi [class-10, plural]
Etymology: Reduplication of inkwezi, from ikhwezi (“morning star”), from Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀jédì, from Proto-Bantu *-jéda (“shine”). Etymology templates: {{der|xh|bnt-pro|*kʊ̀jédì}} Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀jédì, {{der|xh|bnt-pro|*-jéda|t=shine}} Proto-Bantu *-jéda (“shine”) Head templates: {{xh-noun|ínkwénkwézi|9|10|íinkwénkwézi}} ínkwénkwézi class 9 (plural íinkwénkwézi class 10)
  1. star Categories (topical): Celestial bodies
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        "1": "xh",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*kʊ̀jédì"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀jédì",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xh",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*-jéda",
        "t": "shine"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *-jéda (“shine”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Reduplication of inkwezi, from ikhwezi (“morning star”), from Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀jédì, from Proto-Bantu *-jéda (“shine”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ínkwénkwézi",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "íinkwénkwézi",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ínkwénkwézi",
        "2": "9",
        "3": "10",
        "4": "íinkwénkwézi"
      },
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      "name": "xh-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Xhosa",
  "lang_code": "xh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Xhosa entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Xhosa terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "xh",
          "name": "Celestial bodies",
          "orig": "xh:Celestial bodies",
          "parents": [
            "Space",
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "star"
      ],
      "id": "en-inkwenkwezi-xh-noun-Ul7KHVCJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "star",
          "star"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[íᵑkʷéᵑkʷéːz̥i̤]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "inkwenkwezi"
}
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xh",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*kʊ̀jédì"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀jédì",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xh",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*-jéda",
        "t": "shine"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *-jéda (“shine”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Reduplication of inkwezi, from ikhwezi (“morning star”), from Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀jédì, from Proto-Bantu *-jéda (“shine”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ínkwénkwézi",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "íinkwénkwézi",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ínkwénkwézi",
        "2": "9",
        "3": "10",
        "4": "íinkwénkwézi"
      },
      "expansion": "ínkwénkwézi class 9 (plural íinkwénkwézi class 10)",
      "name": "xh-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Xhosa",
  "lang_code": "xh",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Xhosa class 9 nouns",
        "Xhosa entries with incorrect language header",
        "Xhosa lemmas",
        "Xhosa nouns",
        "Xhosa terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
        "Xhosa terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "xh:Celestial bodies"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "star"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "star",
          "star"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[íᵑkʷéᵑkʷéːz̥i̤]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "inkwenkwezi"
}

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