"enda" meaning in Kikuyu

See enda in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɛⁿda/ Forms: kũenda [infinitive], kwenda [infinitive]
Etymology: Hinde (1904) records “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu kwenda (“to like”) and kuenda (“to want”), listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba gumwenda (“to like”) and gungwenda (“to want”), “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba guenda (“to like”), and Swahili kupenda (“to like”) etc. as their equivalents. Etymology templates: {{cog|kam|gumwenda||to like}} Kamba gumwenda (“to like”), {{cog|sw|penda|kupenda|to like}} Swahili kupenda (“to like”) Head templates: {{head|ki|verb}} enda
  1. to like, to love
    Sense id: en-enda-ki-verb-8dN6kjc1
  2. to want
    Sense id: en-enda-ki-verb-lNUNkoH8 Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 27 73
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: wendo [class-14], mwendwa [class-1], mwendwo [class-1], mũndũ ũtarĩ mbũri ndendaga nyama, ngoro ĩrĩĩaga kĩrĩa yenda

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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “to like”",
      "word": "kũmena"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "wendo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "class-1"
      ],
      "word": "mwendwa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "class-1"
      ],
      "word": "mwendwo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mũndũ ũtarĩ mbũri ndendaga nyama"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ngoro ĩrĩĩaga kĩrĩa yenda"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "gumwenda",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to like"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba gumwenda (“to like”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "penda",
        "3": "kupenda",
        "4": "to like"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili kupenda (“to like”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu kwenda (“to like”) and kuenda (“to want”), listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba gumwenda (“to like”) and gungwenda (“to want”), “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba guenda (“to like”), and Swahili kupenda (“to like”) etc. as their equivalents.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kũenda",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kwenda",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "enda",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to like, to love"
      ],
      "id": "en-enda-ki-verb-8dN6kjc1",
      "links": [
        [
          "like",
          "like"
        ],
        [
          "love",
          "love"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "27 73",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to want"
      ],
      "id": "en-enda-ki-verb-lNUNkoH8",
      "links": [
        [
          "want",
          "want"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛⁿda/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "enda"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “to like”",
      "word": "kũmena"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
    "Kikuyu lemmas",
    "Kikuyu terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Kikuyu verbs"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "class-14"
      ],
      "word": "wendo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "class-1"
      ],
      "word": "mwendwa"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "class-1"
      ],
      "word": "mwendwo"
    },
    {
      "word": "mũndũ ũtarĩ mbũri ndendaga nyama"
    },
    {
      "word": "ngoro ĩrĩĩaga kĩrĩa yenda"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "gumwenda",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to like"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba gumwenda (“to like”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "penda",
        "3": "kupenda",
        "4": "to like"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili kupenda (“to like”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu kwenda (“to like”) and kuenda (“to want”), listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba gumwenda (“to like”) and gungwenda (“to want”), “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba guenda (“to like”), and Swahili kupenda (“to like”) etc. as their equivalents.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kũenda",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kwenda",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "enda",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to like, to love"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "like",
          "like"
        ],
        [
          "love",
          "love"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to want"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "want",
          "want"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛⁿda/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "enda"
}

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