"ngwacĩ" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /ᵑɡwàɕěꜜ/ Forms: 10 [canonical, class-10, class-9], ngwacĩ [plural]
Etymology: Hinde (1904) records ngwashi as an equivalent of English potato in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba makwasi,“Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba makwatzi and Swahili kiazi (pl. viazi) as its equivalents. Etymology templates: {{cog|kam|makwasi}} Kamba makwasi, {{cog|sw|kiazi}} Swahili kiazi Head templates: {{ki-noun|9/10|ngwacĩ}} ngwacĩ class 9/10 (plural ngwacĩ)
  1. sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) Wikipedia link: ki:ngwacĩ Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (topical): Foods Synonyms: ngwaci Derived forms: ngwacĩ ya ngoma, ikai rĩa nyama ti rĩa ngwacĩ, ngwacĩ itigathagwo rĩenjero, ngwaci ya mwana wene noyo ihoragia mwaki Related terms: mũgwacĩ [class-3], mũhoroha, ihũrũra, waru
    Sense id: en-ngwacĩ-ki-noun-~sW47wRc Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header

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        "1": "kam",
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      },
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "kiazi"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili kiazi",
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  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records ngwashi as an equivalent of English potato in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba makwasi,“Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba makwatzi and Swahili kiazi (pl. viazi) as its equivalents.",
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        "class-10",
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    },
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      "form": "ngwacĩ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "9/10",
        "2": "ngwacĩ"
      },
      "expansion": "ngwacĩ class 9/10 (plural ngwacĩ)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
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        },
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          "langcode": "ki",
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          "orig": "ki:Foods",
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            "Food and drink",
            "Human behaviour",
            "All topics",
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            "Fundamental"
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        }
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        {
          "word": "ngwacĩ ya ngoma"
        },
        {
          "word": "ikai rĩa nyama ti rĩa ngwacĩ"
        },
        {
          "word": "ngwacĩ itigathagwo rĩenjero"
        },
        {
          "word": "ngwaci ya mwana wene noyo ihoragia mwaki"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Meronym: mĩrĩyo"
        }
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        "sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "sweet potato",
          "sweet potato"
        ],
        [
          "Ipomoea batatas",
          "Ipomoea batatas#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "tags": [
            "class-3"
          ],
          "word": "mũgwacĩ"
        },
        {
          "word": "mũhoroha"
        },
        {
          "word": "ihũrũra"
        },
        {
          "word": "waru"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "ngwaci"
        }
      ],
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        "class-9"
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ᵑɡwàɕěꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ngwacĩ"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "ngwacĩ ya ngoma"
    },
    {
      "word": "ikai rĩa nyama ti rĩa ngwacĩ"
    },
    {
      "word": "ngwacĩ itigathagwo rĩenjero"
    },
    {
      "word": "ngwaci ya mwana wene noyo ihoragia mwaki"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "makwasi"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba makwasi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "kiazi"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili kiazi",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records ngwashi as an equivalent of English potato in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba makwasi,“Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba makwatzi and Swahili kiazi (pl. viazi) as its equivalents.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngwacĩ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "9/10",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "tags": [
        "class-3"
      ],
      "word": "mũgwacĩ"
    },
    {
      "word": "mũhoroha"
    },
    {
      "word": "ihũrũra"
    },
    {
      "word": "waru"
    }
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        "Kikuyu class 9 nouns",
        "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Kikuyu lemmas",
        "Kikuyu nouns",
        "Kikuyu terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "Meronym: mĩrĩyo"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)"
      ],
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          "sweet potato",
          "sweet potato"
        ],
        [
          "Ipomoea batatas",
          "Ipomoea batatas#Translingual"
        ]
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        "class-9"
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      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ᵑɡwàɕěꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "ngwaci"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ngwacĩ"
}

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