"ambata" meaning in Kikuyu

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Verb

IPA: /aᵐbata/ Forms: kwambata [infinitive]
Etymology: From kwamba (“to peg (out), to stretch out”). Head templates: {{head|ki|verb}} ambata
  1. to come up, to go up, to ascend Derived forms: mwambato [class-3] Related terms: kũhaica
    Sense id: en-ambata-ki-verb-RRkmUU4X Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header

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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "gũikũrũka"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From kwamba (“to peg (out), to stretch out”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kwambata",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "ambata",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "class-3"
          ],
          "word": "mwambato"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to come up, to go up, to ascend"
      ],
      "id": "en-ambata-ki-verb-RRkmUU4X",
      "links": [
        [
          "come up",
          "come up"
        ],
        [
          "go up",
          "go up"
        ],
        [
          "ascend",
          "ascend"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "kũhaica"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aᵐbata/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ambata"
}

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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "gũikũrũka"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "class-3"
      ],
      "word": "mwambato"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From kwamba (“to peg (out), to stretch out”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kwambata",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "ambata",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "kũhaica"
    }
  ],
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        "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Kikuyu lemmas",
        "Kikuyu terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Kikuyu verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to come up, to go up, to ascend"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "come up",
          "come up"
        ],
        [
          "go up",
          "go up"
        ],
        [
          "ascend",
          "ascend"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/aᵐbata/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ambata"
}

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