-nene in Kikuyu

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

Etymology: Hinde (1904) records -nene as an equivalent of English great (and also large) in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba -nene as its equivalent. Etymology templates: {{cog|kam|-nene}} Kamba -nene Head templates: {{head|ki|adjective}} -nene Inflection templates: {{ki-infl-adj|mũnene|anene|mĩnene|rĩnene|manene|kĩnene|nene|rũnene|kanene|tũnene|kũnene|hanene}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], mũnene [class-2, singular], anene [class-2, plural], mũnene [class-4, singular], mĩnene [class-4, plural], rĩnene [class-6, singular], manene [class-6, plural], kĩnene [class-8, singular], nene [class-8, plural], nene [class-10, singular], nene [class-10, plural], rũnene [class-10, singular], kanene [class-13, singular], tũnene [class-13, plural], mũnene [class-6, singular], kũnene [class-6, singular], hanene [class-16, singular], - [class-16, plural]

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "-nene"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba -nene",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records -nene as an equivalent of English great (and also large) in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba -nene as its equivalent.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ki-infl-adj",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mũnene",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "anene",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mũnene",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mĩnene",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rĩnene",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "manene",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kĩnene",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nene",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nene",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nene",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rũnene",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kanene",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-13",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tũnene",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-13",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mũnene",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kũnene",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hanene",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "adjective"
      },
      "expansion": "-nene",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mũnene",
        "10": "tũnene",
        "11": "kũnene",
        "12": "hanene",
        "2": "anene",
        "3": "mĩnene",
        "4": "rĩnene",
        "5": "manene",
        "6": "kĩnene",
        "7": "nene",
        "8": "rũnene",
        "9": "kanene"
      },
      "name": "ki-infl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "-nini"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "class-1"
          ],
          "word": "mũnene"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "class-14"
          ],
          "word": "ũnene"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "big, large"
      ],
      "id": "en--nene-ki-adj-zS7rhlBR",
      "links": [
        [
          "big",
          "big"
        ],
        [
          "large",
          "large"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nɛ̀nɛ́ꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-nene"
}

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{
  "derived": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "class-1"
      ],
      "word": "mũnene"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "class-14"
      ],
      "word": "ũnene"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "-nene"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba -nene",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records -nene as an equivalent of English great (and also large) in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba -nene as its equivalent.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ki-infl-adj",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mũnene",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "anene",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mũnene",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mĩnene",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rĩnene",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "manene",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kĩnene",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nene",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nene",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nene",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rũnene",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kanene",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-13",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tũnene",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-13",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mũnene",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kũnene",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hanene",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "adjective"
      },
      "expansion": "-nene",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mũnene",
        "10": "tũnene",
        "11": "kũnene",
        "12": "hanene",
        "2": "anene",
        "3": "mĩnene",
        "4": "rĩnene",
        "5": "manene",
        "6": "kĩnene",
        "7": "nene",
        "8": "rũnene",
        "9": "kanene"
      },
      "name": "ki-infl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "-nini"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Kikuyu adjectives",
        "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Kikuyu lemmas",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "big, large"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "big",
          "big"
        ],
        [
          "large",
          "large"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nɛ̀nɛ́ꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-nene"
}

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"-nene" meaning in Kikuyu

Adjective