"ndaka" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /ⁿdàkà(ꜜ)/
Etymology: Hinde (1904) records ndaka as an equivalent of English clay, dirt, mud in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba ndakuju ndakuju (“dirt”) and tutandaka (“clay”) (“Nganyawa dialect”, spoken then in Kitui District) as its equivalents. Etymology templates: {{cog|kam|ndakuju ndakuju||dirt}} Kamba ndakuju ndakuju (“dirt”) Head templates: {{ki-noun|9|-}} ndaka class 9
  1. mud Tags: class-9 Synonyms: ndoro Related terms: rĩũmba
    Sense id: en-ndaka-ki-noun-rwf~kat8 Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "ndakuju ndakuju",
        "3": "",
        "4": "dirt"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba ndakuju ndakuju (“dirt”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records ndaka as an equivalent of English clay, dirt, mud in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba ndakuju ndakuju (“dirt”) and tutandaka (“clay”) (“Nganyawa dialect”, spoken then in Kitui District) as its equivalents.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "ndaka class 9",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
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          "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"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mud"
      ],
      "id": "en-ndaka-ki-noun-rwf~kat8",
      "links": [
        [
          "mud",
          "mud"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "rĩũmba"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ndoro"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ⁿdàkà(ꜜ)/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ndaka"
}

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "ndakuju ndakuju",
        "3": "",
        "4": "dirt"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba ndakuju ndakuju (“dirt”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records ndaka as an equivalent of English clay, dirt, mud in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba ndakuju ndakuju (“dirt”) and tutandaka (“clay”) (“Nganyawa dialect”, spoken then in Kitui District) as its equivalents.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "ndaka class 9",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "rĩũmba"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Kikuyu class 9 nouns",
        "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Kikuyu lemmas",
        "Kikuyu nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mud"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mud",
          "mud"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ndoro"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ⁿdàkà(ꜜ)/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ndaka"
}

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