"u-" meaning in Yoruba

See u- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Forms: ù- [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|yo|prefix|head=ù-}} ù-
  1. (CY, SEY) abstract or instrument nominalizing prefix Tags: morpheme Synonyms: ì-
    Sense id: en-u--yo-prefix-ndqtcuc5 Categories (other): Central Yoruba, Southeast Yoruba, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

Head templates: {{head|yo|prefix|head=u-}} u-
  1. (CY, SEY) non-gerundive nominalizing prefix Tags: morpheme Synonyms: i-
    Sense id: en-u--yo-prefix-3p1kUSMO Categories (other): Central Yoruba, Southeast Yoruba, Yoruba entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Yoruba entries with incorrect language header: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Download JSON data for u- meaning in Yoruba (1.7kB)

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          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "text": "u- + kú (“to die”) → ukú (“death”)",
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Yoruba dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-10 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-05-02 using wiktextract (a644e18 and edd475d). 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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