"ng'ombe" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /ŋɔ̀ᵐbɛ̀(ꜜ)/ Forms: 10 [canonical, class-10, class-9], ng'ombe [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *ngòmbè. Hinde (1904) records ngombe as an equivalent of English cow in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba ngombe and Swahili ngombe as its equivalents. Etymology templates: {{inh|ki|bnt-pro|*ngòmbè}} Proto-Bantu *ngòmbè, {{cog|kam|ng'ombe|ngombe}} Kamba ngombe, {{cog|sw|ng'ombe|ngombe}} Swahili ngombe Head templates: {{ki-noun|9/10|ng'ombe}} ng'ombe class 9/10 (plural ng'ombe)
  1. cow or ox Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (lifeform): Cattle Hypernyms: mahiũ, indo Hyponyms: mori [feminine], ndeegwa [masculine], ndegwa, ndume Hyponyms (child): njaũ Derived forms: gũthũũra ng'ombe nĩ gũthũũra kamũkwa kayo, ndegwa nyinyi ĩhaicaga ng'ombe na mũtwe, ng'ombe itionagwo nĩ ithayo, ng'ombe yahithio njaũ ĩkamagĩrwo ikaya Related terms: kĩgombe [class-7]
    Sense id: en-ng'ombe-ki-noun-P7B~DeO7 Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*ngòmbè"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *ngòmbè",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "ng'ombe",
        "3": "ngombe"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba ngombe",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "ng'ombe",
        "3": "ngombe"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili ngombe",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *ngòmbè. Hinde (1904) records ngombe as an equivalent of English cow in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba ngombe and Swahili ngombe as its equivalents.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ng'ombe",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9/10",
        "2": "ng'ombe"
      },
      "expansion": "ng'ombe class 9/10 (plural ng'ombe)",
      "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": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Cattle",
          "orig": "ki:Cattle",
          "parents": [
            "Bovines",
            "Livestock",
            "Even-toed ungulates",
            "Agriculture",
            "Animals",
            "Mammals",
            "Applied sciences",
            "Lifeforms",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Chordates",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "gũthũũra ng'ombe nĩ gũthũũra kamũkwa kayo"
        },
        {
          "word": "ndegwa nyinyi ĩhaicaga ng'ombe na mũtwe"
        },
        {
          "word": "ng'ombe itionagwo nĩ ithayo"
        },
        {
          "word": "ng'ombe yahithio njaũ ĩkamagĩrwo ikaya"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "my cow/ox",
          "text": "ng'ombe yakwa"
        },
        {
          "english": "my cows/oxen",
          "text": "ng'ombe ciakwa"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cow or ox"
      ],
      "hypernyms": [
        {
          "word": "mahiũ"
        },
        {
          "word": "indo"
        }
      ],
      "hyponyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "mori"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ndeegwa"
        },
        {
          "word": "ndegwa"
        },
        {
          "word": "ndume"
        },
        {
          "sense": "child",
          "word": "njaũ"
        }
      ],
      "id": "en-ng'ombe-ki-noun-P7B~DeO7",
      "links": [
        [
          "cow",
          "cow"
        ],
        [
          "ox",
          "ox"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "class-7"
          ],
          "word": "kĩgombe"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ŋɔ̀ᵐbɛ̀(ꜜ)/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ng'ombe"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "gũthũũra ng'ombe nĩ gũthũũra kamũkwa kayo"
    },
    {
      "word": "ndegwa nyinyi ĩhaicaga ng'ombe na mũtwe"
    },
    {
      "word": "ng'ombe itionagwo nĩ ithayo"
    },
    {
      "word": "ng'ombe yahithio njaũ ĩkamagĩrwo ikaya"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*ngòmbè"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *ngòmbè",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "ng'ombe",
        "3": "ngombe"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba ngombe",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "ng'ombe",
        "3": "ngombe"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili ngombe",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *ngòmbè. Hinde (1904) records ngombe as an equivalent of English cow in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba ngombe and Swahili ngombe as its equivalents.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ng'ombe",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9/10",
        "2": "ng'ombe"
      },
      "expansion": "ng'ombe class 9/10 (plural ng'ombe)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hypernyms": [
    {
      "word": "mahiũ"
    },
    {
      "word": "indo"
    }
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mori"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ndeegwa"
    },
    {
      "word": "ndegwa"
    },
    {
      "word": "ndume"
    },
    {
      "sense": "child",
      "word": "njaũ"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "class-7"
      ],
      "word": "kĩgombe"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Kikuyu class 10 nouns",
        "Kikuyu class 9 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:Cattle"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "my cow/ox",
          "text": "ng'ombe yakwa"
        },
        {
          "english": "my cows/oxen",
          "text": "ng'ombe ciakwa"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cow or ox"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cow",
          "cow"
        ],
        [
          "ox",
          "ox"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ŋɔ̀ᵐbɛ̀(ꜜ)/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ng'ombe"
}

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