"ngaita" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /ᵑɡaita/ Forms: 10 [canonical, class-10, class-9], ngaita [plural]
Head templates: {{ki-noun|9/10|ngaita}} ngaita class 9/10 (plural ngaita)
  1. fruit of some Primulaceae (Cape myrtle Myrsine africana or Rapanea rhododendroides); purple in color, turning to light brown when fully ripe, used as a general stomach medicine and as an anthelmintic Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (lifeform): Fruits Holonyms: mũgaita Derived forms: mũkarĩ nĩ mũrĩa ngaita, ngaita itirĩagĩrũo cama, ngaita itirĩagĩrwo kwenda
    Sense id: en-ngaita-ki-noun-MgVaoA4y Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header

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

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      "form": "10",
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        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "2": "ngaita"
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    }
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  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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        },
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          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Fruits",
          "orig": "ki:Fruits",
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            "Plants",
            "Eating",
            "Food and drink",
            "Lifeforms",
            "Human behaviour",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Human",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "mũkarĩ nĩ mũrĩa ngaita"
        },
        {
          "word": "ngaita itirĩagĩrũo cama"
        },
        {
          "word": "ngaita itirĩagĩrwo kwenda"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "bitter like the ngaita",
          "text": "kũrũra ta ngaita"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fruit of some Primulaceae (Cape myrtle Myrsine africana or Rapanea rhododendroides); purple in color, turning to light brown when fully ripe, used as a general stomach medicine and as an anthelmintic"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "mũgaita"
        }
      ],
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        [
          "fruit",
          "fruit"
        ],
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          "Primulaceae",
          "Primulaceae#Translingual"
        ],
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          "anthelmintic",
          "anthelmintic"
        ]
      ],
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        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ᵑɡaita/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ngaita"
}
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "mũkarĩ nĩ mũrĩa ngaita"
    },
    {
      "word": "ngaita itirĩagĩrũo cama"
    },
    {
      "word": "ngaita itirĩagĩrwo kwenda"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngaita",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "mũgaita"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)",
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        "Kikuyu class 9 nouns",
        "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Kikuyu lemmas",
        "Kikuyu nouns",
        "Kikuyu terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "ki:Fruits"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "bitter like the ngaita",
          "text": "kũrũra ta ngaita"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fruit of some Primulaceae (Cape myrtle Myrsine africana or Rapanea rhododendroides); purple in color, turning to light brown when fully ripe, used as a general stomach medicine and as an anthelmintic"
      ],
      "links": [
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        ],
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          "Primulaceae",
          "Primulaceae#Translingual"
        ],
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          "anthelmintic",
          "anthelmintic"
        ]
      ],
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        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ᵑɡaita/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ngaita"
}

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