"ndũũma" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /ⁿdóːmǎꜜ/ Forms: 10 [canonical, class-10, class-9], ndũũma [plural], ndũma [alternative]
Head templates: {{ki-noun|9/10|ndũũma}} ndũũma class 9/10 (plural ndũũma)
  1. (old) cocoyam, taro (Colocasia esculenta) Tags: class-10, class-9 Related terms: itũma [class-5], mũtũma [class-3]

Alternative forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ndũũma",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ndũma",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9/10",
        "2": "ndũũma"
      },
      "expansion": "ndũũma class 9/10 (plural ndũũma)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Arum family plants",
          "orig": "ki:Arum family plants",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Root vegetables",
          "orig": "ki:Root vegetables",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cocoyam, taro (Colocasia esculenta)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ndũũma-ki-noun-ga0wuDO-",
      "links": [
        [
          "(old)",
          "old cocoyam"
        ],
        [
          "cocoyam",
          "cocoyam"
        ],
        [
          "taro",
          "taro#English"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "old",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(old) cocoyam, taro (Colocasia esculenta)"
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "class-5"
          ],
          "word": "itũma"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "class-3"
          ],
          "word": "mũtũma"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ⁿdóːmǎꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ndũũma"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ndũũma",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ndũma",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9/10",
        "2": "ndũũma"
      },
      "expansion": "ndũũma class 9/10 (plural ndũũma)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "class-5"
      ],
      "word": "itũma"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "class-3"
      ],
      "word": "mũtũma"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Kikuyu class 10 nouns",
        "Kikuyu class 9 nouns",
        "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Kikuyu lemmas",
        "Kikuyu nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "ki:Arum family plants",
        "ki:Root vegetables"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cocoyam, taro (Colocasia esculenta)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "(old)",
          "old cocoyam"
        ],
        [
          "cocoyam",
          "cocoyam"
        ],
        [
          "taro",
          "taro#English"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "old",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(old) cocoyam, taro (Colocasia esculenta)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ⁿdóːmǎꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ndũũma"
}

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