"ng'ondu" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /ŋɔ̀ⁿdúꜜ/ Forms: 10 [canonical, class-10, class-9], ng'ondu [plural]
Etymology: Ultimately from a Central Sudanic language, in which it originally meant "goat". Etymology templates: {{der|ki|csu}} Central Sudanic Head templates: {{ki-noun|9/10|ng'ondu}} ng'ondu class 9/10 (plural ng'ondu)
  1. sheep Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (lifeform): Sheep Hypernyms: mahiũ, indo Hyponyms: mwatĩ [feminine], ndũrũme [masculine] Hyponyms (young): kori Derived forms: gũtirĩ ũrirũ ũtonwo na ũrĩa wonwo no ng'ondu, mbaara ya aka ndĩrĩ ng'ondu Derived forms (mũgwata-ng'ondu class 3): kamũgwata-ng'ondu [class-12]
    Sense id: en-ng'ondu-ki-noun-XFmWFqxQ Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header

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  "etymology_templates": [
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        "2": "csu"
      },
      "expansion": "Central Sudanic",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Ultimately from a Central Sudanic language, in which it originally meant \"goat\".",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ng'ondu",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9/10",
        "2": "ng'ondu"
      },
      "expansion": "ng'ondu class 9/10 (plural ng'ondu)",
      "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": "Sheep",
          "orig": "ki:Sheep",
          "parents": [
            "Caprines",
            "Livestock",
            "Even-toed ungulates",
            "Agriculture",
            "Animals",
            "Mammals",
            "Applied sciences",
            "Lifeforms",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Chordates",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "sense": "mũgwata-ng'ondu class 3",
          "tags": [
            "class-12"
          ],
          "word": "kamũgwata-ng'ondu"
        },
        {
          "word": "gũtirĩ ũrirũ ũtonwo na ũrĩa wonwo no ng'ondu"
        },
        {
          "word": "mbaara ya aka ndĩrĩ ng'ondu"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sheep"
      ],
      "hypernyms": [
        {
          "word": "mahiũ"
        },
        {
          "word": "indo"
        }
      ],
      "hyponyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "mwatĩ"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ndũrũme"
        },
        {
          "sense": "young",
          "word": "kori"
        }
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "sheep",
          "sheep"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ŋɔ̀ⁿdúꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ng'ondu"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "sense": "mũgwata-ng'ondu class 3",
      "tags": [
        "class-12"
      ],
      "word": "kamũgwata-ng'ondu"
    },
    {
      "word": "gũtirĩ ũrirũ ũtonwo na ũrĩa wonwo no ng'ondu"
    },
    {
      "word": "mbaara ya aka ndĩrĩ ng'ondu"
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ng'ondu",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9/10",
        "2": "ng'ondu"
      },
      "expansion": "ng'ondu class 9/10 (plural ng'ondu)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hypernyms": [
    {
      "word": "mahiũ"
    },
    {
      "word": "indo"
    }
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mwatĩ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ndũrũme"
    },
    {
      "sense": "young",
      "word": "kori"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Kikuyu class 10 nouns",
        "Kikuyu class 9 nouns",
        "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Kikuyu lemmas",
        "Kikuyu nouns",
        "Kikuyu terms derived from Central Sudanic languages",
        "Kikuyu terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "ki:Sheep"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sheep"
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      "links": [
        [
          "sheep",
          "sheep"
        ]
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      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ŋɔ̀ⁿdúꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ng'ondu"
}

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