"cuma" meaning in Kikuyu

See cuma in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /(t)ɕùːmà(ꜜ)/ Forms: cuma [canonical, class-9], cuma [canonical, class-10, class-9], 10 [canonical, class-10, class-9], macuma [plural], cuma [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Swahili chuma. Etymology templates: {{bor|ki|sw|chuma}} Swahili chuma Head templates: {{ki-noun|9|macuma}} cuma class 9 (plural macuma), {{ki-noun|9/10|cuma}} cuma class 9/10 (plural cuma)
  1. iron, steel Categories (topical): Metals Synonyms: cuuma Derived forms: gĩcuma [class-7] Related terms: kĩgera
    Sense id: en-cuma-ki-noun-dqBgFqpU Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 15 entries, Pages with entries
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "sw",
        "3": "chuma"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili chuma",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Swahili chuma.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cuma",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cuma",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "macuma",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cuma",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9",
        "2": "macuma"
      },
      "expansion": "cuma class 9 (plural macuma)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9/10",
        "2": "cuma"
      },
      "expansion": "cuma class 9/10 (plural cuma)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "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 15 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Metals",
          "orig": "ki:Metals",
          "parents": [
            "Matter",
            "Metallurgy",
            "Chemistry",
            "Nature",
            "Technology",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "class-7"
          ],
          "word": "gĩcuma"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "iron, steel"
      ],
      "id": "en-cuma-ki-noun-dqBgFqpU",
      "links": [
        [
          "iron",
          "iron"
        ],
        [
          "steel",
          "steel"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "kĩgera"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cuuma"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/(t)ɕùːmà(ꜜ)/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cuma"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "class-7"
      ],
      "word": "gĩcuma"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "sw",
        "3": "chuma"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili chuma",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Swahili chuma.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cuma",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cuma",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "macuma",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "cuma",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9",
        "2": "macuma"
      },
      "expansion": "cuma class 9 (plural macuma)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9/10",
        "2": "cuma"
      },
      "expansion": "cuma class 9/10 (plural cuma)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "kĩgera"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Kikuyu class 10 nouns",
        "Kikuyu class 9 nouns",
        "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Kikuyu lemmas",
        "Kikuyu nouns",
        "Kikuyu terms borrowed from Swahili",
        "Kikuyu terms derived from Swahili",
        "Pages with 15 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "ki:Metals"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "iron, steel"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "iron",
          "iron"
        ],
        [
          "steel",
          "steel"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/(t)ɕùːmà(ꜜ)/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "cuuma"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cuma"
}

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