"mena" meaning in Kikuyu

See mena in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /mɛna/ Forms: kũmena [infinitive]
Head templates: {{head|ki|verb}} mena
  1. to dislike, to despise Derived forms: mũmeni [class-1], mũmenwo arutagwo mbakĩ iniũrũ Related terms: rũmena [class-11], gũthũũra
    Sense id: en-mena-ki-verb-ymWTIfi1 Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header

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    }
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      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
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      },
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    }
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          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
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        }
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        {
          "tags": [
            "class-1"
          ],
          "word": "mũmeni"
        },
        {
          "word": "mũmenwo arutagwo mbakĩ iniũrũ"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to dislike, to despise"
      ],
      "id": "en-mena-ki-verb-ymWTIfi1",
      "links": [
        [
          "dislike",
          "dislike"
        ],
        [
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          "despise"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "class-11"
          ],
          "word": "rũmena"
        },
        {
          "word": "gũthũũra"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/mɛna/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mena"
}
{
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    {
      "word": "kwenda"
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "class-1"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "word": "mũmenwo arutagwo mbakĩ iniũrũ"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "kũmena",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "ki",
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      },
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    }
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      "tags": [
        "class-11"
      ],
      "word": "rũmena"
    },
    {
      "word": "gũthũũra"
    }
  ],
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        "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Kikuyu lemmas",
        "Kikuyu terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Kikuyu verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to dislike, to despise"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dislike",
          "dislike"
        ],
        [
          "despise",
          "despise"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mɛna/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mena"
}

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