"uku-" meaning in Xhosa

See uku- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-kʊ̀-. Etymology templates: {{inh|xh|bnt-pro|*kʊ́-kʊ̀-}} Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-kʊ̀- Head templates: {{head|xh|prefix|cat2=noun prefixes}} uku-
  1. Class 15 noun prefix; forms the infinitive of verbs. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-uku--xh-prefix-e2NGtuhr Categories (other): Xhosa entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Xhosa entries with incorrect language header: 100 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-kʊ̀-. Etymology templates: {{inh|xh|bnt-pro|*kʊ́-kʊ̀-}} Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-kʊ̀- Head templates: {{head|xh|prefix|cat2=noun prefixes}} uku-
  1. Class 17 noun prefix. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-uku--xh-prefix-SknGRVU9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-kʊ̀-",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-kʊ̀-.",
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  "lang": "Xhosa",
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  "pos": "prefix",
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          "name": "Xhosa entries with incorrect language header",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Class 15 noun prefix; forms the infinitive of verbs."
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "uku-"
}

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      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-kʊ̀-",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-kʊ̀-.",
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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "prefix",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "Class 17 noun prefix."
      ],
      "id": "en-uku--xh-prefix-SknGRVU9",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "uku-"
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    "Xhosa prefixes",
    "Xhosa terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
    "Xhosa terms inherited from Proto-Bantu"
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-kʊ̀-.",
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      ],
      "tags": [
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    }
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  "word": "uku-"
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    "Xhosa prefixes",
    "Xhosa terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
    "Xhosa terms inherited from Proto-Bantu"
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *kʊ́-kʊ̀-.",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xh",
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Xhosa",
  "lang_code": "xh",
  "pos": "prefix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Class 17 noun prefix."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "uku-"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Xhosa dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-04-02 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-03-21 using wiktextract (db8a5a5 and fb63907). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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