"umfana" meaning in Xhosa

See umfana in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [úḿ̩fáːna] Forms: úḿfána [canonical, class-1], ábáfána [class-2, plural]
Etymology: From umfo + -ana. Etymology templates: {{affix|xh|umfo|-ana|id2=diminutive}} umfo + -ana Head templates: {{xh-noun|úḿfána|1|2|ábáfána}} úḿfána class 1 (plural ábáfána class 2)
  1. boy
    Sense id: en-umfana-xh-noun-zGp3hATq
  2. young man
    Sense id: en-umfana-xh-noun-3feBPnUu Categories (other): Xhosa entries with incorrect language header, Xhosa terms suffixed with -ana (diminutive), Xhosa terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Xhosa entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of Xhosa terms suffixed with -ana (diminutive): 6 94 Disambiguation of Xhosa terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 4 96

Inflected forms

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    }
  ],
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    },
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 96",
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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      "ipa": "[úḿ̩fáːna]"
    }
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    "Xhosa lemmas",
    "Xhosa nouns",
    "Xhosa terms suffixed with -ana (diminutive)",
    "Xhosa terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "zu:People"
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        [
          "boy",
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    },
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      "glosses": [
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      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "man",
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[úḿ̩fáːna]"
    }
  ],
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}

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