"ngunga" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Kimbundu]

Forms: ngunga class 9 [canonical], jingunga [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Bantu *gʊ̀ngà. Cognate with Bangi ngonga. Etymology templates: {{ety|kmb|:inh|bnt-pro:*gʊ̀ngà}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Kimbundu", "term" : "ngunga", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "kmb" }" data-lang="kmb" data-title="ngunga">, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|kmb|bnt-pro|*gʊ̀ngà|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Bantu *gʊ̀ngà, {{inh+|kmb|bnt-pro|*gʊ̀ngà}} Inherited from Proto-Bantu *gʊ̀ngà, {{cog|bni|ngonga}} Bangi ngonga Head templates: {{head|kmb|noun|plural|jingunga|cat3=|f1accel-form=p|g=c9|head=}} ngunga class 9 (plural jingunga), {{kmb-noun|9}} ngunga class 9 (plural jingunga)
  1. (music) bell
    Sense id: en-ngunga-kmb-noun-9oN0DN7W Categories (other): Percussion instruments, Kimbundu entries referencing missing etymons, Kimbundu entries with etymon, Kimbundu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Kimbundu entries referencing missing etymons: 28 23 3 9 3 34 Disambiguation of Kimbundu entries with etymon: 30 23 3 5 3 37 Disambiguation of Kimbundu entries with incorrect language header: 26 26 1 17 1 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 25 1 2 1 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 27 1 2 1 34 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 35 27 2 2 2 32 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (loosely, music) any percussion instrument Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-ngunga-kmb-noun-9kudzEIl Categories (other): Percussion instruments, Kimbundu entries referencing missing etymons, Kimbundu entries with etymon, Kimbundu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Kimbundu entries referencing missing etymons: 28 23 3 9 3 34 Disambiguation of Kimbundu entries with etymon: 30 23 3 5 3 37 Disambiguation of Kimbundu entries with incorrect language header: 26 26 1 17 1 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 25 1 2 1 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 27 1 2 1 34 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 35 27 2 2 2 32 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  3. stroke of a bell
    Sense id: en-ngunga-kmb-noun-mH0DREyk
  4. (figurative) chatterbox Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-ngunga-kmb-noun-jW~m1eAz Categories (other): Kimbundu entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Kimbundu entries with incorrect language header: 26 26 1 17 1 28
  5. current (flow of a river)
    Sense id: en-ngunga-kmb-noun-~g6wp-Vu
  6. gnu; wildebeest (Connochaetes sp.)
    Sense id: en-ngunga-kmb-noun-K2tOWylK Categories (other): Kimbundu entries referencing missing etymons, Kimbundu entries with etymon, Kimbundu entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Antelopes Disambiguation of Kimbundu entries referencing missing etymons: 28 23 3 9 3 34 Disambiguation of Kimbundu entries with etymon: 30 23 3 5 3 37 Disambiguation of Kimbundu entries with incorrect language header: 26 26 1 17 1 28 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 29 23 3 4 3 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 25 1 2 1 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 27 1 2 1 34 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 35 27 2 2 2 32 Disambiguation of Antelopes: 31 23 2 2 2 41
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