"ku-" meaning in Xhosa

See ku- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀-. Etymology templates: {{inh|xh|bnt-pro|*kʊ̀-}} Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀- Head templates: {{head|xh|prefix|cat2=object concords}} ku-
  1. you; second-person singular object concord. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ku--xh-prefix-mpqlkmgG Categories (other): Xhosa entries with incorrect language header, Xhosa object concords, Xhosa subject concords Disambiguation of Xhosa entries with incorrect language header: 39 17 13 17 13 Disambiguation of Xhosa object concords: 25 15 23 15 23 Disambiguation of Xhosa subject concords: 17 27 14 27 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-. Etymology templates: {{inh|xh|bnt-pro|*kʊ́-}} Proto-Bantu *kʊ́- Head templates: {{head|xh|prefix|cat2=subject concords|cat3=object concords}} ku-
  1. it; class 15 subject concord. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ku--xh-prefix-JQ6Xzt5h Categories (other): Xhosa object concords, Xhosa subject concords Disambiguation of Xhosa object concords: 25 15 23 15 23 Disambiguation of Xhosa subject concords: 17 27 14 27 14
  2. it; class 15 object concord. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ku--xh-prefix-n-MuAg2z Categories (other): Xhosa object concords, Xhosa subject concords Disambiguation of Xhosa object concords: 25 15 23 15 23 Disambiguation of Xhosa subject concords: 17 27 14 27 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Prefix

Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-. Etymology templates: {{inh|xh|bnt-pro|*kʊ́-}} Proto-Bantu *kʊ́- Head templates: {{head|xh|prefix|cat2=subject concords|cat3=object concords}} ku-
  1. it; class 17 subject concord. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ku--xh-prefix-mHe~1rXY Categories (other): Xhosa object concords, Xhosa subject concords Disambiguation of Xhosa object concords: 25 15 23 15 23 Disambiguation of Xhosa subject concords: 17 27 14 27 14
  2. it; class 17 object concord. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ku--xh-prefix-CPAWCZkC Categories (other): Xhosa object concords, Xhosa subject concords Disambiguation of Xhosa object concords: 25 15 23 15 23 Disambiguation of Xhosa subject concords: 17 27 14 27 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Download JSON data for ku- meaning in Xhosa (3.9kB)

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