"qhamu" meaning in Zulu

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Noun

  1. Signifies sudden appearance or suddenly coming into view. Derived forms: -qhamuka
    Sense id: en-qhamu-zu-noun-pPjZ0tqD Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Zulu entries with incorrect language header, Zulu ideophones
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  "lang_code": "zu",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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          "source": "w"
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        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Zulu ideophones",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "-qhamuka"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Signifies sudden appearance or suddenly coming into view."
      ],
      "id": "en-qhamu-zu-noun-pPjZ0tqD",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ideophone"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "/ˈǃʰamu/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "qhamu"
}
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "-qhamuka"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Zulu",
  "lang_code": "zu",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Zulu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Zulu ideophones",
        "Zulu lemmas",
        "Zulu terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Zulu terms with redundant head parameter"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Signifies sudden appearance or suddenly coming into view."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "ideophone"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "/ˈǃʰamu/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "qhamu"
}

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