"hoya" meaning in Kikuyu

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Verb

IPA: /hɔːja/ Forms: kũhoya [infinitive]
Etymology: Hinde (1904) records kuhoiya as an equivalent of English pray in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba kuvoiya as its equivalent. Etymology templates: {{cog|kam|kuvoiya}} Kamba kuvoiya Head templates: {{head|ki|verb|infinitive|kũhoya}} hoya (infinitive kũhoya)
  1. to ask for, to beg for
    Sense id: en-hoya-ki-verb-iLCR7DWt Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 67 33
  2. to pray
    Sense id: en-hoya-ki-verb-fAQ9Uxpe
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hooya Derived forms: mũhoi [class-1], ngi ndĩhoyagwo thakame, ng'aragu ndĩhoyagwo ũhoro

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  "derived": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "class-1"
      ],
      "word": "mũhoi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ngi ndĩhoyagwo thakame"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ng'aragu ndĩhoyagwo ũhoro"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "kuvoiya"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba kuvoiya",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records kuhoiya as an equivalent of English pray in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba kuvoiya as its equivalent.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kũhoya",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kũhoya"
      },
      "expansion": "hoya (infinitive kũhoya)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "67 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "to ask for information",
          "text": "kũhoya ũhoro",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to ask about",
          "text": "kũhoya ũhoro wa",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to ask for, to beg for"
      ],
      "id": "en-hoya-ki-verb-iLCR7DWt",
      "links": [
        [
          "ask for",
          "ask for"
        ],
        [
          "beg",
          "beg"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to pray"
      ],
      "id": "en-hoya-ki-verb-fAQ9Uxpe",
      "links": [
        [
          "pray",
          "pray"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔːja/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "hooya"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hoya"
}
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  "categories": [
    "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
    "Kikuyu lemmas",
    "Kikuyu terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Kikuyu verbs"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "class-1"
      ],
      "word": "mũhoi"
    },
    {
      "word": "ngi ndĩhoyagwo thakame"
    },
    {
      "word": "ng'aragu ndĩhoyagwo ũhoro"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "kuvoiya"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba kuvoiya",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records kuhoiya as an equivalent of English pray in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba kuvoiya as its equivalent.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kũhoya",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kũhoya"
      },
      "expansion": "hoya (infinitive kũhoya)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Kikuyu terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "to ask for information",
          "text": "kũhoya ũhoro",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to ask about",
          "text": "kũhoya ũhoro wa",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to ask for, to beg for"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ask for",
          "ask for"
        ],
        [
          "beg",
          "beg"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to pray"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pray",
          "pray"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hɔːja/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "hooya"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hoya"
}

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