"ngoma" meaning in Kikuyu

See ngoma in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ᵑɡɔ̀mǎ/ Forms: 10 [canonical, class-10, class-9], ngoma [plural]
Head templates: {{ki-noun|9/10|ngoma}} ngoma class 9/10 (plural ngoma)
  1. spirit of the deceased Tags: class-10, class-9
    Sense id: en-ngoma-ki-noun-Abq3BN-6 Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 66 34
  2. (Christianity) devil Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (topical): Christianity Synonyms: caitani
    Sense id: en-ngoma-ki-noun-aNpBZ7DN Topics: Christianity
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ngoma cia aka Related terms: roho

Download JSON data for ngoma meaning in Kikuyu (1.3kB)

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        "class-10",
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
  ],
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          "_dis": "66 34",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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      "links": [
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        ],
        [
          "deceased",
          "deceased"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
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          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Christianity",
          "orig": "ki:Christianity",
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            "Religion",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        "devil"
      ],
      "id": "en-ngoma-ki-noun-aNpBZ7DN",
      "links": [
        [
          "Christianity",
          "Christianity"
        ],
        [
          "devil",
          "devil"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Christianity) devil"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "caitani"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Christianity"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ᵑɡɔ̀mǎ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ngoma"
}
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    "Kikuyu class 9 nouns",
    "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
    "Kikuyu lemmas",
    "Kikuyu nouns",
    "Kikuyu terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "ngoma cia aka"
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngoma",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "roho"
    }
  ],
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        "spirit of the deceased"
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          "deceased"
        ]
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        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "ki:Christianity"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "devil"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Christianity",
          "Christianity"
        ],
        [
          "devil",
          "devil"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Christianity) devil"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "caitani"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "Christianity"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ᵑɡɔ̀mǎ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ngoma"
}

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