"ngemi" meaning in Kikuyu

See ngemi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ᵑɡɛ̀míꜜ/ Forms: 10 [canonical, class-10, class-9], ngemi [plural]
Head templates: {{ki-noun|9/10|ngemi}} ngemi class 9/10 (plural ngemi)
  1. ululation made by women as an expression of joy Tags: class-10, class-9 Derived forms: ngemi ciumaga ndĩrĩ-inĩ Related terms: mũgambo
    Sense id: en-ngemi-ki-noun-kgRtRs5E Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngemi",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9/10",
        "2": "ngemi"
      },
      "expansion": "ngemi class 9/10 (plural ngemi)",
      "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": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "ngemi ciumaga ndĩrĩ-inĩ"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Ululations come out from home.",
          "text": "Ngemi ciumaga na mũciĩ."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ululation made by women as an expression of joy"
      ],
      "id": "en-ngemi-ki-noun-kgRtRs5E",
      "links": [
        [
          "ululation",
          "ululation"
        ],
        [
          "women",
          "woman"
        ],
        [
          "joy",
          "joy"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "mũgambo"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ᵑɡɛ̀míꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ngemi"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "ngemi ciumaga ndĩrĩ-inĩ"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngemi",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9/10",
        "2": "ngemi"
      },
      "expansion": "ngemi class 9/10 (plural ngemi)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "mũgambo"
    }
  ],
  "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"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Ululations come out from home.",
          "text": "Ngemi ciumaga na mũciĩ."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ululation made by women as an expression of joy"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ululation",
          "ululation"
        ],
        [
          "women",
          "woman"
        ],
        [
          "joy",
          "joy"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ᵑɡɛ̀míꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ngemi"
}

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