"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 Categories (lifeform): Animals
    Sense id: en-nyama-ny-noun-q5GoLRTP Disambiguation of Animals: 84 16 Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. meat Tags: class-9 Categories (topical): Foods
    Sense id: en-nyama-ny-noun-WdbWFDH8 Disambiguation of Foods: 22 78 Categories (other): Chichewa entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chichewa entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

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

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: {{m|en|meat}} meat, {{cog|kam|nyamma}} Kamba nyamma, {{m|kam|nama}} nama, {{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
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

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 Categories (topical): Foods Categories (lifeform): Mammals
    Sense id: en-nyama-ki-noun-z5wcuJWE Disambiguation of Foods: 45 55 Disambiguation of Mammals: 3 97 Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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

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 Categories (lifeform): Animals
    Sense id: en-nyama-ln-noun-q5GoLRTP Disambiguation of Animals: 72 14 14 Categories (other): Lingala entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Lingala entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33
  2. meat Tags: class-9 Categories (topical): Foods
    Sense id: en-nyama-ln-noun-WdbWFDH8 Disambiguation of Foods: 18 64 18 Categories (other): Lingala entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Lingala entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33
  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

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

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 Categories (topical): Foods
    Sense id: en-nyama-sn-noun-WdbWFDH8 Categories (other): Shona entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-nyama.flac [Kenya]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *nɲàmà. Etymology templates: {{inh|sw|bnt-pro|*nɲàmà}} Proto-Bantu *nɲàmà Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} nyama, {{sw-noun|n|-}} nyama (n class, no plural)
  1. meat Wikipedia link: sw:nyama Tags: class-10, class-9, no-plural Categories (topical): Foods Related terms: mnyama

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 Categories (topical): Foods
    Sense id: en-nyama-ts-noun-WdbWFDH8 Categories (other): Tsonga entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for nyama meaning in All languages combined (11.2kB)

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        "class-9"
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        "class-9"
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    "ki:Mammals"
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    "Kikuyu lemmas",
    "Kikuyu nouns",
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        "class-10",
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    {
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        [
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          "meat"
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      "tags": [
        "class-9"
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      "glosses": [
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        [
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        "class-9"
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}

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    "Sango nouns"
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        "plural"
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        "Shona class 9 nouns",
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        "Shona lemmas",
        "Shona nouns",
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        "meat"
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        "class-9"
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}

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        "head": ""
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        "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
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        "Swahili n class nouns",
        "Swahili nouns",
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        "Swahili terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
        "Swahili terms with audio links",
        "Swahili uncountable nouns",
        "sw:Foods"
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      "glosses": [
        "meat"
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        [
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        "class-10",
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    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-nyama.flac",
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}

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