"aka" meaning in Kikuyu

See aka in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /àkǎ/
Head templates: {{ki-noun|2}} aka class 2
  1. plural of mũka Tags: class-2, form-of, plural Form of: mũka
    Sense id: en-aka-ki-noun-dAbFK4z6 Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 84 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /aka/ Forms: gwaka [infinitive]
Head templates: {{head|ki|verb|infinitive|gwaka}} aka (infinitive gwaka)
  1. to build Derived forms: mwaki [class-1], mũrurĩ ndwakaga
    Sense id: en-aka-ki-verb-D9q-mEa7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "gwaka",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "gwaka"
      },
      "expansion": "aka (infinitive gwaka)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "derived": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "class-1"
          ],
          "word": "mwaki"
        },
        {
          "word": "mũrurĩ ndwakaga"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to build"
      ],
      "id": "en-aka-ki-verb-D9q-mEa7",
      "links": [
        [
          "build",
          "build"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aka/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "aka"
}

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  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "2"
      },
      "expansion": "aka class 2",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "84 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "mũka"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "plural of mũka"
      ],
      "id": "en-aka-ki-noun-dAbFK4z6",
      "links": [
        [
          "mũka",
          "mũka#Kikuyu"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "form-of",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/àkǎ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "aka"
}
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    "Kikuyu class 2 nouns",
    "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
    "Kikuyu lemmas",
    "Kikuyu nouns",
    "Kikuyu palindromes",
    "Kikuyu verbs",
    "Pages with 42 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "class-1"
      ],
      "word": "mwaki"
    },
    {
      "word": "mũrurĩ ndwakaga"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gwaka",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "gwaka"
      },
      "expansion": "aka (infinitive gwaka)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to build"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "build",
          "build"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aka/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "aka"
}

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    "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
    "Kikuyu lemmas",
    "Kikuyu nouns",
    "Kikuyu palindromes",
    "Pages with 42 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
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      "args": {
        "1": "2"
      },
      "expansion": "aka class 2",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "mũka"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "plural of mũka"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mũka",
          "mũka#Kikuyu"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "form-of",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/àkǎ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "aka"
}

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