"ma-" meaning in Xhosa

See ma- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: From a clipping of makhe (“hortative marker”). Head templates: {{head|xh|prefix}} ma-
  1. let, may; gives a verb a hortative force. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ma--xh-prefix-~Kimsan5 Categories (other): Pages with 23 entries, Pages with entries, Xhosa entries with incorrect language header
     
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  "etymology_text": "From a clipping of makhe (“hortative marker”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xh",
        "2": "prefix"
      },
      "expansion": "ma-",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Xhosa",
  "lang_code": "xh",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 23 entries",
          "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"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Let's go!",
          "text": "Masihambe!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "let, may; gives a verb a hortative force."
      ],
      "id": "en-ma--xh-prefix-~Kimsan5",
      "links": [
        [
          "let",
          "let"
        ],
        [
          "may",
          "may"
        ],
        [
          "hortative",
          "hortative#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ma-"
}

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    "Pages with 23 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From a clipping of makhe (“hortative marker”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xh",
        "2": "prefix"
      },
      "expansion": "ma-",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Xhosa",
  "lang_code": "xh",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 23 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Xhosa entries with incorrect language header",
        "Xhosa lemmas",
        "Xhosa prefixes",
        "Xhosa terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Let's go!",
          "text": "Masihambe!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "let, may; gives a verb a hortative force."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "let",
          "let"
        ],
        [
          "may",
          "may"
        ],
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ma-"
}

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