"ũka" meaning in Kikuyu

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Verb

IPA: /oka/ Forms: gũũka [infinitive]
Etymology: Hinde (1904) records kuka as an equivalent of English come in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba kuka as its equivalent. Etymology templates: {{m|en|come}} come, {{cog|kam|kuka}} Kamba kuka Head templates: {{head|ki|verb}} ũka
  1. to come Related terms: gũtiga, gũthiĩ
    Sense id: en-ũka-ki-verb-InxwJN6G Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for ũka meaning in Kikuyu (0.9kB)

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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "come"
      },
      "expansion": "come",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "kuka"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba kuka",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records kuka as an equivalent of English come in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba kuka as its equivalent.",
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        "1": "ki",
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          "word": "gũtiga"
        },
        {
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        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/oka/"
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "come"
      },
      "expansion": "come",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "kuka"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba kuka",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
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      },
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    }
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      "word": "gũtiga"
    },
    {
      "word": "gũthiĩ"
    }
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        "to come"
      ],
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        ]
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/oka/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ũka"
}

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