"kũya" meaning in Kikuyu

See kũya in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /koja/ Forms: gũkũya [infinitive]
Head templates: {{head|ki|verb|infinitive|gũkũya}} kũya (infinitive gũkũya)
  1. to lead the chorus in song
    Sense id: en-kũya-ki-verb-yAUf9k88
  2. to sing solo
    Sense id: en-kũya-ki-verb-JK~NY-wK Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mũkũi [class-1] Related terms: kũina 
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      "tags": [
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      ],
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "gũkũya",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "kũina"
    }
  ],
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      "glosses": [
        "to lead the chorus in song"
      ],
      "id": "en-kũya-ki-verb-yAUf9k88",
      "links": [
        [
          "lead",
          "lead"
        ],
        [
          "chorus",
          "chorus"
        ],
        [
          "song",
          "song"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "25 75",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "21 79",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 83",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to sing solo"
      ],
      "id": "en-kũya-ki-verb-JK~NY-wK",
      "links": [
        [
          "sing",
          "sing"
        ],
        [
          "solo",
          "solo"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/koja/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kũya"
}

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    "Kikuyu lemmas",
    "Kikuyu verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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    {
      "tags": [
        "class-1"
      ],
      "word": "mũkũi"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "gũkũya",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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        "1": "ki",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
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      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "kũina"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "to lead the chorus in song"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lead",
          "lead"
        ],
        [
          "chorus",
          "chorus"
        ],
        [
          "song",
          "song"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to sing solo"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sing",
          "sing"
        ],
        [
          "solo",
          "solo"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/koja/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kũya"
}

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