"nduma" meaning in All languages combined

See nduma on Wiktionary

Noun [Kikuyu]

IPA: /ⁿdùmá/ Forms: 10 [canonical, class-10, class-9], nduma [plural]
Head templates: {{ki-noun|9/10|nduma}} nduma class 9/10 (plural nduma)
  1. darkness Tags: class-10, class-9 Derived forms: gatuma [class-12]
    Sense id: en-nduma-ki-noun-FCcr02HJ Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 79 3 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 2 27

Noun [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-nduma.flac [Kenya] Forms: nduma [class-x, plural]
Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} nduma class IX (plural nduma class X)
  1. a special kind of root, sometimes called arrowroot, indigenous to Kenya Tags: class-ix
    Sense id: en-nduma-sw-noun-a6T-HFFH
  2. yam (any Dioscorea vine), especially cocoyam Tags: class-ix
    Sense id: en-nduma-sw-noun-C3xIh9uV Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 13 87
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    {
      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nduma",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
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        "2": "nduma"
      },
      "expansion": "nduma class 9/10 (plural nduma)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "_dis": "79 3 18",
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          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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          "_dis": "71 2 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "class-12"
          ],
          "word": "gatuma"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "darkness"
      ],
      "id": "en-nduma-ki-noun-FCcr02HJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "darkness",
          "darkness"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ⁿdùmá/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nduma"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nduma",
      "tags": [
        "class-x",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "nduma class IX (plural nduma class X)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "a special kind of root, sometimes called arrowroot, indigenous to Kenya"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "root",
          "root"
        ],
        [
          "arrowroot",
          "arrowroot"
        ],
        [
          "Kenya",
          "Kenya"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-ix"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "yam (any Dioscorea vine), especially cocoyam"
      ],
      "id": "en-nduma-sw-noun-C3xIh9uV",
      "links": [
        [
          "yam",
          "yam"
        ],
        [
          "Dioscorea",
          "Dioscorea#Translingual"
        ],
        [
          "cocoyam",
          "cocoyam"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-ix"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "audio": "Sw-ke-nduma.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/53/Sw-ke-nduma.flac/Sw-ke-nduma.flac.mp3",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "class-12"
      ],
      "word": "gatuma"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nduma",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "9/10",
        "2": "nduma"
      },
      "expansion": "nduma class 9/10 (plural nduma)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Kikuyu class 9 nouns",
        "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Kikuyu lemmas",
        "Kikuyu nouns",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "darkness"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "darkness",
          "darkness"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ⁿdùmá/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nduma"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Swahili class IX nouns",
    "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swahili lemmas",
    "Swahili nouns"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nduma",
      "tags": [
        "class-x",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "nduma class IX (plural nduma class X)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a special kind of root, sometimes called arrowroot, indigenous to Kenya"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "root",
          "root"
        ],
        [
          "arrowroot",
          "arrowroot"
        ],
        [
          "Kenya",
          "Kenya"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-ix"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "yam (any Dioscorea vine), especially cocoyam"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "yam",
          "yam"
        ],
        [
          "Dioscorea",
          "Dioscorea#Translingual"
        ],
        [
          "cocoyam",
          "cocoyam"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-ix"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/53/Sw-ke-nduma.flac/Sw-ke-nduma.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/53/Sw-ke-nduma.flac/Sw-ke-nduma.flac.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Kenya"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "nduma"
}

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