"ngoma" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: ngomas [plural]
Etymology: From Swahili ngoma (“dance”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sw|ngoma||dance}} Swahili ngoma (“dance”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} ngoma (plural ngomas)
  1. A large social dancing event in parts of Africa. Derived forms: ngoma drum
    Sense id: en-ngoma-en-noun-EhF-ycq8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Kikuyu]

IPA: /ᵑɡɔ̀mǎ/ Forms: 10 [canonical, class-10, class-9], ngoma [plural]
Head templates: {{ki-noun|9/10|ngoma}} ngoma class 9/10 (plural ngoma)
  1. spirit of the deceased Tags: class-10, class-9
    Sense id: en-ngoma-ki-noun-Abq3BN-6 Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 49 28 11 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 28 11 11
  2. (Christianity) devil Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (topical): Christianity Synonyms: caitani
    Sense id: en-ngoma-ki-noun-aNpBZ7DN Topics: Christianity
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ngoma cia aka Related terms: roho

Noun [Kituba]

Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *ngòmà. Etymology templates: {{inh|ktu|bnt-pro|*ngòmà}} Proto-Bantu *ngòmà Head templates: {{head|ktu|noun}} ngoma
  1. drum
    Sense id: en-ngoma-ktu-noun-J1KitURv Categories (other): Kituba entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Kongo]

Forms: ngoma class 9 [canonical]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *ngòmà. Etymology templates: {{inh|kg|bnt-pro|*ngòmà}} Proto-Bantu *ngòmà Head templates: {{head|kg|noun|g=c9}} ngoma class 9
  1. drum
    Sense id: en-ngoma-kg-noun-J1KitURv Categories (other): Kongo entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Mwani]

Forms: ngoma [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *ngòmà. Etymology templates: {{inh|wmw|bnt-pro|*ngòmà}} Proto-Bantu *ngòmà Head templates: {{wmw-noun|9}} ngoma class 9 (plural ngoma)
  1. drum Tags: class-9 Categories (topical): Percussion instruments
    Sense id: en-ngoma-wmw-noun-J1KitURv Categories (other): Mwani entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Shona]

Forms: ngoma [class-10, plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *ngòmà. Etymology templates: {{inh|sn|bnt-pro|*ngòmà}} Proto-Bantu *ngòmà Head templates: {{sn-noun|ngoma|9}} ngoma class 9 (plural ngoma class 10)
  1. drum (musical instrument) Tags: class-9 Categories (topical): Percussion instruments Related terms: mutumba
    Sense id: en-ngoma-sn-noun-bKRNLudx Categories (other): Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries, Shona entries with incorrect language header

Verb [Sotho]

Head templates: {{head|st|verb}} ngoma
  1. to clasp, to buckle
    Sense id: en-ngoma-st-verb-LtHeFOf0 Categories (other): Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries, Sotho entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Swahili]

IPA: /ˈŋɡɔma/ Audio: Sw-ke-ngoma.flac Forms: ngoma class IX [canonical], ngoma class X [plural], mangoma class VI [plural], goma [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *ngòmà. Etymology templates: {{inh|sw|bnt-pro|*ngòmà}} Proto-Bantu *ngòmà Head templates: {{sw-noun|n|coll=y}} ngoma class IX (plural ngoma class X or mangoma class VI)
  1. (music) drum Categories (topical): Music, Percussion instruments
    Sense id: en-ngoma-sw-noun-J1KitURv Disambiguation of Percussion instruments: 92 8 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. dance Categories (topical): Dance Synonyms: dansi
    Sense id: en-ngoma-sw-noun-LDccKtpz Disambiguation of Dance: 13 87

Noun [Tsonga]

Forms: tingoma [class-10, plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *ngòmà. Etymology templates: {{inh|ts|bnt-pro|*ngòmà}} Proto-Bantu *ngòmà Head templates: {{head|ts|noun|plural|tingoma|cat2=class 9 nouns|f1g=c10|f1request=1|g=c9}} ngoma class 9 (plural tingoma class 10), {{ts-noun|9|10|tingoma}} ngoma class 9 (plural tingoma class 10)
  1. drum (musical instrument) Tags: class-9 Categories (topical): Percussion instruments
    Sense id: en-ngoma-ts-noun-bKRNLudx Categories (other): Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries, Tsonga entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Tumbuka]

Forms: ngoma [class-10, plural]
Head templates: {{tum-noun|9}} ngoma class 9 (plural ngoma class 10)
  1. maize, corn Tags: class-9 Categories (lifeform): Grains
    Sense id: en-ngoma-tum-noun-vzRBO-yw Categories (other): Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries, Tumbuka entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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}

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1089",
  "msg": "suspicious unhandled suffix in Kongo: 'ngoma class 9', originally 'ngoma class 9'",
  "path": [
    "ngoma"
  ],
  "section": "Kongo",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "ngoma",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1089",
  "msg": "suspicious unhandled suffix in Kongo: 'ngoma class 9', originally 'ngoma class 9'",
  "path": [
    "ngoma"
  ],
  "section": "Kongo",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "ngoma",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1147",
  "msg": "suspicious related form tags ['canonical']: 'ngoma class 9' in 'ngoma class 9'",
  "path": [
    "ngoma"
  ],
  "section": "Kongo",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "ngoma",
  "trace": ""
}

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