"ubuthongo" meaning in Zulu

See ubuthongo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /uɓútʰoːnɡo/
Head templates: {{zu-noun|ubúthongo|14}} ubúthongo class 14 Inflection templates: {{zu-infl-noun|LL|14}} Forms: ubúthongo [canonical, class-14], no-table-tags [table-tags], ubuthongo [error-unrecognized-form, singular], - [error-unrecognized-form, plural], buthongo [error-unrecognized-form, singular], ebuthongweni [locative, singular], - [locative, plural], ngubuthongo [error-unrecognized-form, singular], wobuthongo [error-unrecognized-form, possessive, singular], owobuthongo [error-unrecognized-form, possessive, singular], - [error-unrecognized-form, plural, possessive], bobuthongo [error-unrecognized-form, possessive, singular], abobuthongo [error-unrecognized-form, possessive, singular], yobuthongo [error-unrecognized-form, possessive, singular], eyobuthongo [error-unrecognized-form, possessive, singular], lobuthongo [error-unrecognized-form, possessive, singular], elobuthongo [error-unrecognized-form, possessive, singular], obuthongo [error-unrecognized-form, possessive, singular], awobuthongo [error-unrecognized-form, possessive, singular], sobuthongo [error-unrecognized-form, possessive, singular], esobuthongo [error-unrecognized-form, possessive, singular], zobuthongo [error-unrecognized-form, possessive, singular], ezobuthongo [error-unrecognized-form, possessive, singular], olobuthongo [error-unrecognized-form, possessive, singular], obobuthongo [error-unrecognized-form, possessive, singular], kobuthongo [error-unrecognized-form, possessive, singular], okobuthongo [error-unrecognized-form, possessive, singular]
  1. sleep
    Sense id: en-ubuthongo-zu-noun-CvpbtdXx Categories (other): Zulu entries with incorrect language header, Zulu nouns with tone LL, Zulu singularia tantum, Zulu terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Zulu entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Zulu nouns with tone LL: 50 50 Disambiguation of Zulu singularia tantum: 50 50 Disambiguation of Zulu terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 50 50
  2. drowsiness, sleepiness
    Sense id: en-ubuthongo-zu-noun-HbEYa0Qn Categories (other): Zulu entries with incorrect language header, Zulu nouns with tone LL, Zulu singularia tantum, Zulu terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of Zulu entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Zulu nouns with tone LL: 50 50 Disambiguation of Zulu singularia tantum: 50 50 Disambiguation of Zulu terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 50 50
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        "canonical",
        "class-14"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "zu-infl-noun",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ubuthongo",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "buthongo",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ebuthongweni",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngubuthongo",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "wobuthongo",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "owobuthongo",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "plural",
        "possessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "bobuthongo",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "abobuthongo",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "eyobuthongo",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lobuthongo",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "elobuthongo",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "obuthongo",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "awobuthongo",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sobuthongo",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "esobuthongo",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "olobuthongo",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "obobuthongo",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "okobuthongo",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "possessive",
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      ]
    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "ipa": "/uɓútʰoːnɡo/"
    }
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      "form": "awobuthongo",
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      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "singular"
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "ipa": "/uɓútʰoːnɡo/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ubuthongo"
}

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