-ega in Kikuyu

IPA: /ɛ̀ɣá/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Hinde (1904) records -wēga as an equivalent of English good in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu. Etymology templates: {{lang|ki|-wēga}} -wēga, {{m|en|good}} good Head templates: {{head|ki|adjective}} -ega Inflection templates: {{ki-infl-adj|mwega|ega|mĩega|rĩega|mega|kĩega|njega|rũega|kega|twega|kwega|hega}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], mwega [class-2, singular], ega [class-2, plural], mwega [class-4, singular], mĩega [class-4, plural], rĩega [class-6, singular], mega [class-6, plural], kĩega [class-8, singular], njega [class-8, plural], njega [class-10, singular], njega [class-10, plural], rũega [class-10, singular], kega [class-13, singular], twega [class-13, plural], mwega [class-6, singular], kwega [class-6, singular], hega [class-16, singular], - [class-16, plural]

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "-wēga"
      },
      "expansion": "-wēga",
      "name": "lang"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "good"
      },
      "expansion": "good",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records -wēga as an equivalent of English good in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ki-infl-adj",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwega",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ega",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwega",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mĩega",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rĩega",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mega",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kĩega",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "njega",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "njega",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "njega",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rũega",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kega",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-13",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "twega",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-13",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwega",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kwega",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hega",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "adjective"
      },
      "expansion": "-ega",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mwega",
        "10": "twega",
        "11": "kwega",
        "12": "hega",
        "2": "ega",
        "3": "mĩega",
        "4": "rĩega",
        "5": "mega",
        "6": "kĩega",
        "7": "njega",
        "8": "rũega",
        "9": "kega"
      },
      "name": "ki-infl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "-ũru"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "class-14"
          ],
          "word": "wega"
        },
        {
          "word": "wĩ mwega"
        },
        {
          "word": "gĩkũrũ kĩega no kĩratina"
        },
        {
          "word": "gũtirĩ nyoni njega mwere-inĩ"
        },
        {
          "word": "mwarĩ mwega ahĩtũkĩra thome wa ngĩa"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "good"
      ],
      "id": "en--ega-ki-adj-dw5gdiTW",
      "links": [
        [
          "good",
          "good"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛ̀ɣá/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ega"
}

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{
  "derived": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "class-14"
      ],
      "word": "wega"
    },
    {
      "word": "wĩ mwega"
    },
    {
      "word": "gĩkũrũ kĩega no kĩratina"
    },
    {
      "word": "gũtirĩ nyoni njega mwere-inĩ"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwarĩ mwega ahĩtũkĩra thome wa ngĩa"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "-wēga"
      },
      "expansion": "-wēga",
      "name": "lang"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "good"
      },
      "expansion": "good",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records -wēga as an equivalent of English good in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ki-infl-adj",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwega",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ega",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwega",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mĩega",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rĩega",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mega",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kĩega",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "njega",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "njega",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "njega",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rũega",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kega",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-13",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "twega",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-13",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwega",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kwega",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hega",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "adjective"
      },
      "expansion": "-ega",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mwega",
        "10": "twega",
        "11": "kwega",
        "12": "hega",
        "2": "ega",
        "3": "mĩega",
        "4": "rĩega",
        "5": "mega",
        "6": "kĩega",
        "7": "njega",
        "8": "rũega",
        "9": "kega"
      },
      "name": "ki-infl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "-ũru"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Kikuyu adjectives",
        "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Kikuyu lemmas",
        "Kikuyu terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "good"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "good",
          "good"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛ̀ɣá/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ega"
}

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"-ega" meaning in Kikuyu

Adjective