"nyanya" meaning in All languages combined

See nyanya on Wiktionary

Numeral [Kamba]

Head templates: {{head|kam|numeral}} nyanya
  1. eight Categories (topical): Kamba cardinal numbers
    Sense id: en-nyanya-kam-num-wZXS2HVi Categories (other): Kamba entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries

Noun [Nubi]

Forms: nyánya [canonical]
Etymology: Borrowed from Swahili nyanya. Etymology templates: {{bor+|kcn|sw|nyanya}} Borrowed from Swahili nyanya Head templates: {{head|kcn|noun|head=nyánya}} nyánya
  1. tomato Categories (lifeform): Tomatoes, Vegetables
    Sense id: en-nyanya-kcn-noun-Xtcowvpd Categories (other): Nubi entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries

Verb [Phuthi]

Forms: -nyánya [canonical]
Head templates: {{head|bnt-phu|verb|head=-nyánya}} -nyánya, {{bnt-phu-verb|nyánya}} -nyánya
  1. to suck
    Sense id: en-nyanya-bnt-phu-verb-2Bw5qSPa Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Phuthi entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 25 31 32 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 31 32 13 Disambiguation of Phuthi entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. to suckle on
    Sense id: en-nyanya-bnt-phu-verb-TVxlr2tN Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Phuthi entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 25 31 32 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 31 32 13 Disambiguation of Phuthi entries with incorrect language header: 50 50

Noun [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-nyanya.flac Forms: nyanya class IX [canonical], nyanya class X [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?]. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|sw|bnt-pro||||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Bantu [Term?], {{inh+|sw|bnt-pro}} Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?] Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} nyanya class IX (plural nyanya class X)
  1. tomato (fruit) Categories (lifeform): Vegetables Synonyms: tomato
    Sense id: en-nyanya-sw-noun-FZ-UhIWx Disambiguation of Vegetables: 69 31 Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 25 31 32 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 31 32 13 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 63 37
  2. (Kenya) grandmother (mother of someone's parent) Tags: Kenya Categories (topical): Family Synonyms: bibi
    Sense id: en-nyanya-sw-noun-ub~I5KVr Disambiguation of Family: 0 100 Categories (other): Kenyan Swahili, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 25 31 32 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 31 32 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mnyanya

Verb [Xhosa]

Forms: -nyanya [canonical]
Head templates: {{xh-verb}} -nyanya
  1. to dread
    Sense id: en-nyanya-xh-verb-kJWZvd-U Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Xhosa entries with incorrect language header
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  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 5 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Requests for tone in Xhosa verb entries",
        "Xhosa entries with incorrect language header",
        "Xhosa lemmas",
        "Xhosa verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to dread"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dread",
          "dread"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "nyanya"
}

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{
  "called_from": "page/1713/20221215",
  "msg": "later head without list of senses,template node #, nyanya/Kamba",
  "path": [
    "nyanya"
  ],
  "section": "Kamba",
  "subsection": "numeral",
  "title": "nyanya",
  "trace": ""
}

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