"nyama" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Chichewa]

IPA: /ˈɲa.ma/ Forms: nyama [class-10, plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *nɲàmà. Etymology templates: {{inh|ny|bnt-pro|*nɲàmà}} Proto-Bantu *nɲàmà Head templates: {{ny-noun|nyama|9}} nyama class 9 (plural nyama class 10)
  1. animal Tags: class-9
    Sense id: en-nyama-ny-noun-q5GoLRTP Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Animals Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Animals: 95 5
  2. meat Tags: class-9
    Sense id: en-nyama-ny-noun-WdbWFDH8 Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header, Foods Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Foods: 40 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Noun [Fanagalo]

Etymology: From Zulu inyama, from Proto-Bantu *nɲàmà. Etymology templates: {{inh|fng|zu|inyama}} Zulu inyama, {{inh|fng|bnt-pro|*nɲàmà}} Proto-Bantu *nɲàmà Head templates: {{head|fng|noun}} nyama
  1. meat
    Sense id: en-nyama-fng-noun-WdbWFDH8 Categories (other): Fanagalo entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Kikuyu]

IPA: /ɲàmàꜜ/
Etymology: Hinde (1904) records nyama as an equivalent of English meat in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba nyamma and “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba nama, and Swahili nyama as its equivalents. Etymology templates: {{cog|kam|nyamma}} Kamba nyamma, {{cog|sw|nyama}} Swahili nyama Head templates: {{ki-noun|9|-}} nyama class 9
  1. meat, flesh Tags: class-9 Derived forms: ikai rĩa nyama ti rĩa ngwacĩ, mũndũ ũtarĩ mbũri ndendaga nyama, nyama ya mbũri ndiunagwo na iru Related terms: mũcingũ
    Sense id: en-nyama-ki-noun-Jm-7ucOH Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Foods Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Foods: 91 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Categories (other): Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Noun [Kikuyu]

IPA: /ɲàmáꜜ/ Forms: 10 [canonical, class-10, class-9], nyama [plural]
Head templates: {{ki-noun|9/10|nyama}} nyama class 9/10 (plural nyama)
  1. aardvark Tags: class-10, class-9
    Sense id: en-nyama-ki-noun-z5wcuJWE Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Mammals Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Mammals: 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2 Categories (other): Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Noun [Lala (South Africa)]

Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *nɲàmà. Etymology templates: {{inh|bnt-lal|bnt-pro|*nɲàmà}} Proto-Bantu *nɲàmà Head templates: {{head|bnt-lal|noun}} nyama
  1. meat
    Sense id: en-nyama-bnt-lal-noun-WdbWFDH8 Categories (other): Lala (South Africa) entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Lingala]

Forms: nyama [class-10, plural], banyama [class-2, colloquial, plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *nɲàmà. Etymology templates: {{inh|ln|bnt-pro|*nɲàmà}} Proto-Bantu *nɲàmà Head templates: {{ln-noun|9}} nyama class 9 (plural nyama class 10, colloquial plural banyama class 2)
  1. animal Tags: class-9
    Sense id: en-nyama-ln-noun-q5GoLRTP Categories (other): Lingala entries with incorrect language header, Animals Disambiguation of Lingala entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Animals: 91 4 4
  2. meat Tags: class-9
    Sense id: en-nyama-ln-noun-WdbWFDH8 Categories (other): Lingala entries with incorrect language header, Meats Disambiguation of Lingala entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Meats: 29 68 3
  3. idiot Tags: class-9
    Sense id: en-nyama-ln-noun-SPq3pWR5 Categories (other): Lingala entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Lingala entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries, People Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0

Noun [Mwani]

Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *nɲàmà. Etymology templates: {{inh|wmw|bnt-pro|*nɲàmà}} Proto-Bantu *nɲàmà Head templates: {{head|wmw|noun}} nyama
  1. animal
    Sense id: en-nyama-wmw-noun-q5GoLRTP Categories (other): Mwani entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Mwani entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. meat
    Sense id: en-nyama-wmw-noun-WdbWFDH8 Categories (other): Mwani entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Mwani entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Noun [Sango]

Head templates: {{head|sg|noun}} nyama
  1. animal
    Sense id: en-nyama-sg-noun-q5GoLRTP Categories (other): Sango entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Sango entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. meat
    Sense id: en-nyama-sg-noun-WdbWFDH8 Categories (other): Sango entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Sango entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Noun [Shona]

Forms: nyama [class-10, plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *nɲàmà. Etymology templates: {{inh|sn|bnt-pro|*nɲàmà}} Proto-Bantu *nɲàmà Head templates: {{sn-noun|nyama|9}} nyama class 9 (plural nyama class 10)
  1. meat Tags: class-9
    Sense id: en-nyama-sn-noun-WdbWFDH8 Categories (other): Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries, Shona entries with incorrect language header, Foods

Noun [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-nyama.oga , Sw-ke-nyama.flac Forms: nyama class IX [canonical]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *nɲàmà. Etymology templates: {{inh|sw|bnt-pro|*nɲàmà}} Proto-Bantu *nɲàmà Head templates: {{sw-noun|n|-}} nyama class IX (no plural)
  1. meat Wikipedia link: sw:nyama Tags: no-plural Related terms: mnyama
    Sense id: en-nyama-sw-noun-WdbWFDH8 Categories (other): Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Foods

Noun [Tsonga]

Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *nɲàmà. Etymology templates: {{inh|ts|bnt-pro|*nɲàmà}} Proto-Bantu *nɲàmà Head templates: {{head|ts|noun|||cat2=class 9 nouns|f1g=c|f1request=1|g=c9}} nyama class 9, {{ts-noun|9}} nyama class 9
  1. meat Tags: class-9
    Sense id: en-nyama-ts-noun-WdbWFDH8 Categories (other): Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries, Tsonga entries with incorrect language header, Foods
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      "word": "ikai rĩa nyama ti rĩa ngwacĩ"
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      "word": "mũndũ ũtarĩ mbũri ndendaga nyama"
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      "glosses": [
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        [
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        "class-9"
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    }
  ],
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  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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    {
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        "meat"
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          "meat"
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    }
  ],
  "word": "nyama"
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    "Sango nouns"
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "meat"
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      "links": [
        [
          "meat",
          "meat"
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    }
  ],
  "word": "nyama"
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      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *nɲàmà",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *nɲàmà.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nyama class IX",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "nyama class IX (no plural)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "mnyama"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 10 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Swahili class IX nouns",
        "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
        "Swahili lemmas",
        "Swahili nouns",
        "Swahili terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
        "Swahili terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
        "Swahili uncountable nouns",
        "sw:Foods"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "meat"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "meat",
          "meat"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "no-plural"
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "sw:nyama"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Sw-nyama.oga",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/5b/Sw-nyama.oga/Sw-nyama.oga.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/Sw-nyama.oga"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-nyama.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0b/Sw-ke-nyama.flac/Sw-ke-nyama.flac.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0b/Sw-ke-nyama.flac/Sw-ke-nyama.flac.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nyama"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ts",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*nɲàmà"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *nɲàmà",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *nɲàmà.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ts",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "cat2": "class 9 nouns",
        "f1g": "c",
        "f1request": "1",
        "g": "c9"
      },
      "expansion": "nyama class 9",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9"
      },
      "expansion": "nyama class 9",
      "name": "ts-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tsonga",
  "lang_code": "ts",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 10 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Tsonga class 9 nouns",
        "Tsonga entries with incorrect language header",
        "Tsonga lemmas",
        "Tsonga nouns",
        "Tsonga terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
        "Tsonga terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
        "ts:Foods"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "meat"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "meat",
          "meat"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "nyama"
}

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