Reconstruction:Proto-Bantu/-cèkɪda

This Proto-Bantu entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Bantu

Etymology

From *-cèka (“to laugh”) +‎ *-ɪda (“applicative suffix”).

Verb

*-cèkɪda (infinitive *kʊ̀cèkɪda)[1]

  1. applicative of *-cèka
    Synonym: *-jòdɪda
    1. to be pleased
    2. to mock, to make fun of

Derived terms

  • Northeast Bantu:

References

  1. ^ Entry 523 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
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