"amba" meaning in Kikuyu

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Verb

IPA: /aᵐba/ Forms: kwamba [infinitive]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *-bàmba (“to stretch and peg a hide”). Etymology templates: {{inh|ki|bnt-pro|*-bàmba|t=to stretch and peg a hide}} Proto-Bantu *-bàmba (“to stretch and peg a hide”) Head templates: {{head|ki|verb}} amba
  1. to peg (out), to pitch
    Sense id: en-amba-ki-verb-pif17MRc
  2. to stretch out
    Sense id: en-amba-ki-verb-X-YmjHT0 Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 17 67 17
  3. to do first
    Sense id: en-amba-ki-verb-OWdhbmPL
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms (kwambata): mwambato [class-3] Derived forms (kwambĩrĩria): kĩambĩrĩria [class-7], mwambĩrĩrio [class-3] Derived forms (rwambo class 11): rwambo rũmwe rũtiambaga ndarwa
Disambiguation of 'kwambata': 0 0 0 Disambiguation of 'kwambĩrĩria': 0 100 0 Disambiguation of 'rwambo class 11': 0 0 0

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "sense": "kwambata",
      "tags": [
        "class-3"
      ],
      "word": "mwambato"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 100 0",
      "sense": "kwambĩrĩria",
      "tags": [
        "class-7"
      ],
      "word": "kĩambĩrĩria"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 100 0",
      "sense": "kwambĩrĩria",
      "tags": [
        "class-3"
      ],
      "word": "mwambĩrĩrio"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "sense": "rwambo class 11",
      "word": "rwambo rũmwe rũtiambaga ndarwa"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*-bàmba",
        "t": "to stretch and peg a hide"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *-bàmba (“to stretch and peg a hide”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *-bàmba (“to stretch and peg a hide”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kwamba",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "amba",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to peg (out), to pitch"
      ],
      "id": "en-amba-ki-verb-pif17MRc",
      "links": [
        [
          "peg",
          "peg"
        ],
        [
          "out",
          "peg out"
        ],
        [
          "pitch",
          "pitch"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "17 67 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to stretch out"
      ],
      "id": "en-amba-ki-verb-X-YmjHT0",
      "links": [
        [
          "stretch out",
          "stretch out"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to do first"
      ],
      "id": "en-amba-ki-verb-OWdhbmPL",
      "links": [
        [
          "first",
          "first"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aᵐba/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "amba"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
    "Kikuyu lemmas",
    "Kikuyu terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
    "Kikuyu terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
    "Kikuyu terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Kikuyu verbs"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "sense": "kwambata",
      "tags": [
        "class-3"
      ],
      "word": "mwambato"
    },
    {
      "sense": "kwambĩrĩria",
      "tags": [
        "class-7"
      ],
      "word": "kĩambĩrĩria"
    },
    {
      "sense": "kwambĩrĩria",
      "tags": [
        "class-3"
      ],
      "word": "mwambĩrĩrio"
    },
    {
      "sense": "rwambo class 11",
      "word": "rwambo rũmwe rũtiambaga ndarwa"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*-bàmba",
        "t": "to stretch and peg a hide"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *-bàmba (“to stretch and peg a hide”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *-bàmba (“to stretch and peg a hide”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kwamba",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "amba",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to peg (out), to pitch"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "peg",
          "peg"
        ],
        [
          "out",
          "peg out"
        ],
        [
          "pitch",
          "pitch"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to stretch out"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stretch out",
          "stretch out"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to do first"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "first",
          "first"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aᵐba/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "amba"
}

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