"mwena" meaning in Kikuyu

See mwena in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /moɛ̀nà(ꜜ)/ Forms: mĩena [plural]
Head templates: {{ki-noun|3}} mwena class 3 (plural mĩena)
  1. side, surface Tags: class-3
    Sense id: en-mwena-ki-noun-zAI53vm2 Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55
  2. direction Tags: class-3
    Sense id: en-mwena-ki-noun-k8Sr4nzx Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: mũkĩra
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mĩena",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "3"
      },
      "expansion": "mwena class 3 (plural mĩena)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mũkĩra"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "39 61",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "45 55",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "45 55",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "side, surface"
      ],
      "id": "en-mwena-ki-noun-zAI53vm2",
      "links": [
        [
          "side",
          "side"
        ],
        [
          "surface",
          "surface"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "39 61",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "45 55",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "45 55",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "east / west",
          "text": "mwena wa irathĩro/ithũĩro",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "left / right",
          "text": "mwena wa ũmotho/ũrĩo",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "direction"
      ],
      "id": "en-mwena-ki-noun-k8Sr4nzx",
      "links": [
        [
          "direction",
          "direction"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/moɛ̀nà(ꜜ)/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mwena"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Kikuyu class 3 nouns",
    "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
    "Kikuyu lemmas",
    "Kikuyu nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mĩena",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "3"
      },
      "expansion": "mwena class 3 (plural mĩena)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "mũkĩra"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "side, surface"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "side",
          "side"
        ],
        [
          "surface",
          "surface"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Kikuyu terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "east / west",
          "text": "mwena wa irathĩro/ithũĩro",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "left / right",
          "text": "mwena wa ũmotho/ũrĩo",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "direction"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "direction",
          "direction"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/moɛ̀nà(ꜜ)/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mwena"
}

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