"mũnyaka" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /mòɲàkáꜜ/ Forms: mĩnyaka [plural]
Etymology: Cf. Maasai a-munyak (“to be lucky, to be favoured”). Etymology templates: {{cog|mas|-munyak|a-munyak|to be lucky, to be favoured}} Maasai a-munyak (“to be lucky, to be favoured”) Head templates: {{ki-noun|3}} mũnyaka class 3 (plural mĩnyaka)
  1. luck Tags: class-3 Categories (topical): Metals
    Sense id: en-mũnyaka-ki-noun-p6ReqSPG Disambiguation of Metals: 93 7 Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 94 6
  2. copper Tags: class-3
    Sense id: en-mũnyaka-ki-noun-0W8G~iVd

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        "3": "a-munyak",
        "4": "to be lucky, to be favoured"
      },
      "expansion": "Maasai a-munyak (“to be lucky, to be favoured”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cf. Maasai a-munyak (“to be lucky, to be favoured”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mĩnyaka",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "3"
      },
      "expansion": "mũnyaka class 3 (plural mĩnyaka)",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mũtino"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "_dis": "94 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "93 7",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Metals",
          "orig": "ki:Metals",
          "parents": [
            "Matter",
            "Metallurgy",
            "Chemistry",
            "Nature",
            "Technology",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "luck"
      ],
      "id": "en-mũnyaka-ki-noun-p6ReqSPG",
      "links": [
        [
          "luck",
          "luck"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "stout copper wire",
          "text": "gĩcango kĩa mũnyaka",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "copper"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "copper",
          "copper"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/mòɲàkáꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mũnyaka"
}
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    "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
    "Kikuyu lemmas",
    "Kikuyu nouns",
    "Kikuyu terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "ki:Metals"
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        "3": "a-munyak",
        "4": "to be lucky, to be favoured"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cf. Maasai a-munyak (“to be lucky, to be favoured”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mĩnyaka",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "3"
      },
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    }
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        {
          "word": "mũtino"
        }
      ],
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        "luck"
      ],
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        [
          "luck",
          "luck"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-3"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "Kikuyu terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "english": "stout copper wire",
          "text": "gĩcango kĩa mũnyaka",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "copper"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "copper",
          "copper"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mòɲàkáꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mũnyaka"
}

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