"ma-" meaning in Zulu

See ma- in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prefix

Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *mà-. Etymology templates: {{inh|zu|bnt-pro|*mà-}} Proto-Bantu *mà- Head templates: {{head|zu|prefix|cat2=simple noun prefixes}} ma-
  1. Class 6 simple noun prefix. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-ma--zu-prefix-zLGr3SJ8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Prefix

Etymology: From a clipping of make (“hortative marker”). Head templates: {{head|zu|prefix}} ma-
  1. let, may; gives a verb a hortative force. Tags: morpheme Synonyms: a-
    Sense id: en-ma--zu-prefix-~Kimsan5 Categories (other): Zulu entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Zulu entries with incorrect language header: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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      ],
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Zulu dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-12-15 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-12-04 using wiktextract (8a39820 and 4401a4c). 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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