See umelusi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
{
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "zu",
"2": "umu-",
"3": "elusa",
"4": "-i",
"alt2": "-elusa",
"t2": "to herd"
},
"expansion": "umu- + -elusa (“to herd”) + -i",
"name": "affix"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From umu- + -elusa (“to herd”) + -i.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "umélusi",
"tags": [
"canonical",
"class-1"
]
},
{
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"class-2",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "zu-infl-noun",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
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"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "abelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "melusi",
"source": "inflection",
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"error-unrecognized-form",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "belusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "kumelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"locative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "kubelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"locative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "ngumelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "ngabelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "womelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "owomelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "wabelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural",
"possessive"
]
},
{
"form": "owabelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural",
"possessive"
]
},
{
"form": "bomelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "abomelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "babelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural",
"possessive"
]
},
{
"form": "ababelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural",
"possessive"
]
},
{
"form": "yomelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "eyomelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "yabelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural",
"possessive"
]
},
{
"form": "eyabelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural",
"possessive"
]
},
{
"form": "lomelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "elomelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "labelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural",
"possessive"
]
},
{
"form": "elabelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural",
"possessive"
]
},
{
"form": "omelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "awomelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "abelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural",
"possessive"
]
},
{
"form": "awabelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural",
"possessive"
]
},
{
"form": "somelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "esomelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sabelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural",
"possessive"
]
},
{
"form": "esabelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural",
"possessive"
]
},
{
"form": "zomelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "ezomelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "zabelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural",
"possessive"
]
},
{
"form": "ezabelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural",
"possessive"
]
},
{
"form": "olomelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "lwabelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural",
"possessive"
]
},
{
"form": "olwabelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural",
"possessive"
]
},
{
"form": "obomelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "obabelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural",
"possessive"
]
},
{
"form": "komelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "okomelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "kwabelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural",
"possessive"
]
},
{
"form": "okwabelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural",
"possessive"
]
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "umélusi",
"2": "1",
"3": "2",
"4": "abélusi"
},
"expansion": "umélusi class 1 (plural abélusi class 2)",
"name": "zu-noun"
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "LLL",
"2": "1",
"3": "2",
"4": "abelusi"
},
"name": "zu-infl-noun"
}
],
"lang": "Zulu",
"lang_code": "zu",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 2 entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Zulu entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Zulu nouns with tone LLL",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Zulu terms prefixed with umu-",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Zulu terms suffixed with -i",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Zulu terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
"parents": [
"Terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w"
}
],
"glosses": [
"herdsman, shepherd"
],
"id": "en-umelusi-zu-noun-N70gRFoo",
"links": [
[
"herdsman",
"herdsman"
],
[
"shepherd",
"shepherd"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
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}
],
"word": "umelusi"
}
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{
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"2": "umu-",
"3": "elusa",
"4": "-i",
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"t2": "to herd"
},
"expansion": "umu- + -elusa (“to herd”) + -i",
"name": "affix"
}
],
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{
"form": "umélusi",
"tags": [
"canonical",
"class-1"
]
},
{
"form": "abélusi",
"tags": [
"class-2",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "inflection",
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"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "zu-infl-noun",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "umelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "abelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "melusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "belusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "kumelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"locative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "kubelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"locative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "ngumelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "ngabelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "womelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "owomelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "wabelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural",
"possessive"
]
},
{
"form": "owabelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural",
"possessive"
]
},
{
"form": "bomelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "abomelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "babelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural",
"possessive"
]
},
{
"form": "ababelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural",
"possessive"
]
},
{
"form": "yomelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "eyomelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "yabelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural",
"possessive"
]
},
{
"form": "eyabelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural",
"possessive"
]
},
{
"form": "lomelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "elomelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "labelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural",
"possessive"
]
},
{
"form": "elabelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural",
"possessive"
]
},
{
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"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "awomelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "abelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural",
"possessive"
]
},
{
"form": "awabelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural",
"possessive"
]
},
{
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"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "esomelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "sabelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural",
"possessive"
]
},
{
"form": "esabelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural",
"possessive"
]
},
{
"form": "zomelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "ezomelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "zabelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural",
"possessive"
]
},
{
"form": "ezabelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural",
"possessive"
]
},
{
"form": "olomelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "lwabelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural",
"possessive"
]
},
{
"form": "olwabelusi",
"source": "inflection",
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"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural",
"possessive"
]
},
{
"form": "obomelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "obabelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural",
"possessive"
]
},
{
"form": "komelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "okomelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"possessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "kwabelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural",
"possessive"
]
},
{
"form": "okwabelusi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"error-unrecognized-form",
"plural",
"possessive"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "umélusi",
"2": "1",
"3": "2",
"4": "abélusi"
},
"expansion": "umélusi class 1 (plural abélusi class 2)",
"name": "zu-noun"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "LLL",
"2": "1",
"3": "2",
"4": "abelusi"
},
"name": "zu-infl-noun"
}
],
"lang": "Zulu",
"lang_code": "zu",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"Pages with 2 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"Zulu class 1 nouns",
"Zulu entries with incorrect language header",
"Zulu lemmas",
"Zulu nouns",
"Zulu nouns with tone LLL",
"Zulu terms prefixed with umu-",
"Zulu terms suffixed with -i",
"Zulu terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Zulu terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys"
],
"glosses": [
"herdsman, shepherd"
],
"links": [
[
"herdsman",
"herdsman"
],
[
"shepherd",
"shepherd"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"other": "/uméluːsi/"
}
],
"word": "umelusi"
}
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"trace": ""
}
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"umelusi"
],
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"trace": ""
}
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"umelusi"
],
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}
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"umelusi"
],
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"trace": ""
}
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}
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}
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}
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"umelusi"
],
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}
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}
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}
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"umelusi"
],
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"subsection": "noun",
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"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "inflection/735",
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"umelusi"
],
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"subsection": "noun",
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"trace": ""
}
{
"called_from": "inflection/735",
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"umelusi"
],
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"subsection": "noun",
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"trace": ""
}
{
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