"mbaka" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /ᵐbàkáꜜ/ Forms: 10 [canonical, class-10, class-9], mbaka [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Swahili paka. Hinde (1904) records nempaka as an equivalent of English cat in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba mbaka and Swahili paka as its equivalents. Etymology templates: {{bor|ki|sw|paka}} Swahili paka, {{cog|kam|mbaka}} Kamba mbaka, {{cog|sw|paka}} Swahili paka Head templates: {{ki-noun|9/10|mbaka}} mbaka class 9/10 (plural mbaka)
  1. cat Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (lifeform): Felids Synonyms: nyau (alt: ka)
    Sense id: en-mbaka-ki-noun-d693i1Gr Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "sw",
        "3": "paka"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili paka",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "mbaka"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba mbaka",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "paka"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili paka",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Swahili paka.\nHinde (1904) records nempaka as an equivalent of English cat in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba mbaka and Swahili paka as its equivalents.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mbaka",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9/10",
        "2": "mbaka"
      },
      "expansion": "mbaka class 9/10 (plural mbaka)",
      "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 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Felids",
          "orig": "ki:Felids",
          "parents": [
            "Carnivores",
            "Mammals",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cat"
      ],
      "id": "en-mbaka-ki-noun-d693i1Gr",
      "links": [
        [
          "cat",
          "cat"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "alt": "ka",
          "word": "nyau"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ᵐbàkáꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mbaka"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "sw",
        "3": "paka"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili paka",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "mbaka"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba mbaka",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "paka"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili paka",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Swahili paka.\nHinde (1904) records nempaka as an equivalent of English cat in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba mbaka and Swahili paka as its equivalents.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mbaka",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9/10",
        "2": "mbaka"
      },
      "expansion": "mbaka class 9/10 (plural mbaka)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "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 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "ki:Felids"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cat"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cat",
          "cat"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ᵐbàkáꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "alt": "ka",
      "word": "nyau"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mbaka"
}

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