"ndegwa" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /ⁿdɛ̀(ː)ɣwàꜜ/, /ⁿdɛ̀(ː)ɣoàꜜ/ Forms: 10 [canonical, class-10, class-9], ndegwa [plural]
Etymology: Hinde (1904) records ndēgua as an equivalent of English bull in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu. Etymology templates: {{lang|ki|ndēgua}} ndēgua Head templates: {{ki-noun|9/10|ndegwa}} ndegwa class 9/10 (plural ndegwa)
  1. bull, ox Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (lifeform): Cattle Synonyms: ndume, ndeegwa Derived forms: ndegwa nyinyi ĩhaicaga ng'ombe na mũtwe
    Sense id: en-ndegwa-ki-noun-yT6yRLhT Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for ndegwa meaning in Kikuyu (1.4kB)

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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records ndēgua as an equivalent of English bull in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.",
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    {
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        "class-10",
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    },
    {
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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        },
        {
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          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Cattle",
          "orig": "ki:Cattle",
          "parents": [
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            "Livestock",
            "Even-toed ungulates",
            "Agriculture",
            "Animals",
            "Mammals",
            "Applied sciences",
            "Lifeforms",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Chordates",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "ndegwa nyinyi ĩhaicaga ng'ombe na mũtwe"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bull, ox"
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        [
          "bull",
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        ],
        [
          "ox",
          "ox"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ndume"
        },
        {
          "word": "ndeegwa"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ⁿdɛ̀(ː)ɣwàꜜ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ⁿdɛ̀(ː)ɣoàꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ndegwa"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "ndegwa nyinyi ĩhaicaga ng'ombe na mũtwe"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "ndēgua"
      },
      "expansion": "ndēgua",
      "name": "lang"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records ndēgua as an equivalent of English bull in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
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        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ndegwa",
      "tags": [
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    }
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    }
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        "Kikuyu class 10 nouns",
        "Kikuyu class 9 nouns",
        "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Kikuyu lemmas",
        "Kikuyu nouns",
        "Kikuyu terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "ki:Cattle"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bull, ox"
      ],
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        [
          "bull",
          "bull"
        ],
        [
          "ox",
          "ox"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ndume"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ⁿdɛ̀(ː)ɣwàꜜ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ⁿdɛ̀(ː)ɣoàꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "ndeegwa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ndegwa"
}

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