"kĩĩgamba" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Kikuyu]

IPA: /keèɣáᵐbǎꜜ/ Forms: ciĩgamba [plural]
Etymology: From a verb kũgamba. Hinde (1904) records kigaamba as an equivalent of English bell in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba kiamba as its equivalent. Etymology templates: {{cog|kam|kiamba}} Kamba kiamba Head templates: {{ki-noun|7|ciĩgamba}} kĩĩgamba class 7 (plural ciĩgamba)
  1. a huge peapod-shaped cast iron containing iron balls, or an empty container filled with pieces of a bottle, used as a musical instrument for making rhythms of dances; tied to legs and shaking them would produce sounds like baca, baca, baca, baca... Tags: class-7 Categories (topical): Musical instruments Synonyms: gĩthoguo, njingiri, kĩgamba Derived forms: mũkui ndaiguaga ciĩgamba Related terms: mbugi
    Sense id: en-kĩĩgamba-ki-noun-LMmZ2Hwt Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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        "1": "kam",
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      "expansion": "Kamba kiamba",
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From a verb kũgamba.\nHinde (1904) records kigaamba as an equivalent of English bell in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba kiamba as its equivalent.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ciĩgamba",
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        },
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Musical instruments",
          "orig": "ki:Musical instruments",
          "parents": [
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            "Tools",
            "Art",
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          "word": "mũkui ndaiguaga ciĩgamba"
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        [
          "rhythm",
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        ],
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          "dance",
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        ],
        [
          "baca",
          "baca#Kikuyu"
        ]
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        {
          "word": "mbugi"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "gĩthoguo"
        },
        {
          "word": "njingiri"
        },
        {
          "word": "kĩgamba"
        }
      ],
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/keèɣáᵐbǎꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kĩĩgamba"
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      "word": "mũkui ndaiguaga ciĩgamba"
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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      ],
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        ],
        [
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        ],
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        [
          "baca",
          "baca#Kikuyu"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "gĩthoguo"
        },
        {
          "word": "njingiri"
        }
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/keèɣáᵐbǎꜜ/"
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    {
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