"mwana" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /mòànáꜜ/ Forms: ciana [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà. Etymology templates: {{inh|ki|bnt-pro|*mʊ̀jánà}} Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà Head templates: {{ki-noun|1|ciana}} mwana class 1 (plural ciana)
  1. child Tags: class-1 Categories (topical): Family Derived forms: gũtirĩ mwana ũngĩtema agĩtemera ithe, mũka mũcangacangi ndagaga mwana, mũka ũrĩ mwana ndoraga, mwana mũkũrũ na ithe nĩ hamwe, mwana mwende ndoĩ kũinia thũmbĩ, mwana ndaheanagwo, mwana ndahũragwo ithe arĩ ho, mwana ndetagia ithe nyama, mwana wa rwendo arĩaga nyina na ithe, ngoi ndĩtumagwo mwana atarĩ mũciare Related terms: kaana [class-12], mwarĩ, karĩgũ, kĩrĩgũ, mũrũ, mũriũ, kahĩĩ, kĩhĩĩ
    Sense id: en-mwana-ki-noun-3cnmaRlC Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "mũciari"
    },
    {
      "word": "mũthuuri"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*mʊ̀jánà"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ciana",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "1",
        "2": "ciana"
      },
      "expansion": "mwana class 1 (plural ciana)",
      "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": "topical",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Family",
          "orig": "ki:Family",
          "parents": [
            "People",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "gũtirĩ mwana ũngĩtema agĩtemera ithe"
        },
        {
          "word": "mũka mũcangacangi ndagaga mwana"
        },
        {
          "word": "mũka ũrĩ mwana ndoraga"
        },
        {
          "word": "mwana mũkũrũ na ithe nĩ hamwe"
        },
        {
          "word": "mwana mwende ndoĩ kũinia thũmbĩ"
        },
        {
          "word": "mwana ndaheanagwo"
        },
        {
          "word": "mwana ndahũragwo ithe arĩ ho"
        },
        {
          "word": "mwana ndetagia ithe nyama"
        },
        {
          "word": "mwana wa rwendo arĩaga nyina na ithe"
        },
        {
          "word": "ngoi ndĩtumagwo mwana atarĩ mũciare"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "child"
      ],
      "id": "en-mwana-ki-noun-3cnmaRlC",
      "links": [
        [
          "child",
          "child"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "class-12"
          ],
          "word": "kaana"
        },
        {
          "word": "mwarĩ"
        },
        {
          "word": "karĩgũ"
        },
        {
          "word": "kĩrĩgũ"
        },
        {
          "word": "mũrũ"
        },
        {
          "word": "mũriũ"
        },
        {
          "word": "kahĩĩ"
        },
        {
          "word": "kĩhĩĩ"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mòànáꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mwana"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "word": "mũciari"
    },
    {
      "word": "mũthuuri"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "gũtirĩ mwana ũngĩtema agĩtemera ithe"
    },
    {
      "word": "mũka mũcangacangi ndagaga mwana"
    },
    {
      "word": "mũka ũrĩ mwana ndoraga"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwana mũkũrũ na ithe nĩ hamwe"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwana mwende ndoĩ kũinia thũmbĩ"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwana ndaheanagwo"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwana ndahũragwo ithe arĩ ho"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwana ndetagia ithe nyama"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwana wa rwendo arĩaga nyina na ithe"
    },
    {
      "word": "ngoi ndĩtumagwo mwana atarĩ mũciare"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*mʊ̀jánà"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánà.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ciana",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "1",
        "2": "ciana"
      },
      "expansion": "mwana class 1 (plural ciana)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "class-12"
      ],
      "word": "kaana"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwarĩ"
    },
    {
      "word": "karĩgũ"
    },
    {
      "word": "kĩrĩgũ"
    },
    {
      "word": "mũrũ"
    },
    {
      "word": "mũriũ"
    },
    {
      "word": "kahĩĩ"
    },
    {
      "word": "kĩhĩĩ"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Kikuyu class 1 nouns",
        "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Kikuyu lemmas",
        "Kikuyu nouns",
        "Kikuyu terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
        "Kikuyu terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
        "Kikuyu terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "ki:Family"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "child"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "child",
          "child"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mòànáꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mwana"
}

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