"kinda" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

IPA: /ˈkaɪnə/ [also] Audio: en-us-kinda.ogg (note: us)
Rhymes: -aɪnə Etymology: Written form of a reduction or pronunciation spelling of kind of. Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} kinda (not comparable)
  1. (colloquial) Kind of; somewhat. Tags: colloquial, not-comparable Synonyms: sorta
    Sense id: en-kinda-en-adv-rnPs9MDN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: kinder
Etymology number: 1

Contraction [English]

IPA: /ˈkaɪnə/ [also] Audio: en-us-kinda.ogg (note: us) Forms: kindsa [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪnə Etymology: Written form of a reduction or pronunciation spelling of kind of. Head templates: {{head|en|contraction|plural|kindsa}} kinda (plural kindsa)
  1. (colloquial) Contraction of kind of. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, colloquial, contraction Alternative form of: kind of Derived forms: kinda sorta, some kinda, sorta kinda
    Sense id: en-kinda-en-contraction-iTTR5paA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 17 40 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: kinder
Etymology number: 1

Interjection [English]

IPA: /ˈkaɪnə/ [also] Audio: en-us-kinda.ogg (note: us)
Rhymes: -aɪnə Etymology: Written form of a reduction or pronunciation spelling of kind of. Head templates: {{en-interj}} kinda
  1. Yes in some respects but no in other respects.
    Sense id: en-kinda-en-intj-ZRFsb1f2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 17 40 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: kinder
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkɪndə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-JutishMale-kinda (n, subspecies of baboon).wav [US] Forms: kindas [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪndə Etymology: After the town of Kinda, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Head templates: {{en-noun}} kinda (plural kindas)
  1. A subspecies of baboon, Papio cynocephalus kindae, primarily found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, and possibly western Tanzania. Categories (lifeform): Old World monkeys
    Sense id: en-kinda-en-noun-gsn5ahQ3 Disambiguation of Old World monkeys: 3 20 30 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English heteronyms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 17 40 37 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 7 22 25 45 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 7 22 22 49 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 7 21 27 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Old Norse]

Head templates: {{head|non|noun form}} kinda
  1. genitive plural of kind Tags: form-of, genitive, plural Form of: kind
    Sense id: en-kinda-non-noun-GW4L~5w8 Categories (other): Old Norse entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-kinda.flac [Kenya] Forms: makinda [plural]
Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} kinda, {{sw-noun|ma}} kinda (ma class, plural makinda)
  1. chick (young bird) Tags: class-5, class-6 Categories (lifeform): Baby animals, Birds
    Sense id: en-kinda-sw-noun-brp4rQjW Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Vlax Romani]

Head templates: {{head|rmy|noun|g=f}} kinda f
  1. (Lovara) kitchen Tags: Lovara, feminine

Inflected forms

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