"nyũmba" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /ɲò.ᵐbǎ/ Forms: 10 [canonical, class-10, class-9], nyũmba [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *njʊ̀mbá. Hinde (1904) records nyumba as an equivalent of English house in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba nyumba, “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba numba, and Swahili nyumba as its equivalents. Etymology templates: {{inh|ki|bnt-pro|*njʊ̀mbá}} Proto-Bantu *njʊ̀mbá, {{cog|kam|nyũmba|nyumba}} Kamba nyumba, {{cog|sw|nyumba}} Swahili nyumba Head templates: {{ki-noun|9/10|nyũmba}} nyũmba class 9/10 (plural nyũmba)
  1. house; a hut where woman lives Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (topical): Architecture Related terms (house): mũciĩ, thingira
    Sense id: en-nyũmba-ki-noun-YNATno2N Disambiguation of Architecture: 66 27 7 Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 50 42 8 Disambiguation of 'house': 100 0 0
  2. lineage, family Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (topical): Family Related terms (family): mbarĩ
    Sense id: en-nyũmba-ki-noun-oEOVZthW Disambiguation of Family: 0 100 0 Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 50 42 8 Disambiguation of 'family': 0 100 0
  3. room Tags: class-10, class-9 Synonyms: rumu
    Sense id: en-nyũmba-ki-noun-HxxbL613
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nyũmba ya mbũmbũĩ, nyũmba ĩkĩhĩa mwene nĩotaga, nyũmba na riika itiumagwo, nyũmba nini ĩciraga na ũtukũ, nyũmba nyinyi yoragana yathama, yoragwo yathama Related terms: kĩũmba [class-7]
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "nyũmba ya mbũmbũĩ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "nyũmba ĩkĩhĩa mwene nĩotaga"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "nyũmba na riika itiumagwo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "nyũmba nini ĩciraga na ũtukũ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "nyũmba nyinyi yoragana yathama, yoragwo yathama"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*njʊ̀mbá"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *njʊ̀mbá",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "nyũmba",
        "3": "nyumba"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba nyumba",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "nyumba"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili nyumba",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *njʊ̀mbá. Hinde (1904) records nyumba as an equivalent of English house in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba nyumba, “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba numba, and Swahili nyumba as its equivalents.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nyũmba",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9/10",
        "2": "nyũmba"
      },
      "expansion": "nyũmba class 9/10 (plural nyũmba)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "class-7"
      ],
      "word": "kĩũmba"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 42 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "66 27 7",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Architecture",
          "orig": "ki:Architecture",
          "parents": [
            "Applied sciences",
            "Art",
            "Sciences",
            "Culture",
            "All topics",
            "Society",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "house; a hut where woman lives"
      ],
      "id": "en-nyũmba-ki-noun-YNATno2N",
      "links": [
        [
          "house",
          "house"
        ],
        [
          "hut",
          "hut"
        ],
        [
          "woman",
          "woman"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "sense": "house",
          "word": "mũciĩ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "100 0 0",
          "sense": "house",
          "word": "thingira"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 42 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100 0",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Family",
          "orig": "ki:Family",
          "parents": [
            "People",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "lineage, family"
      ],
      "id": "en-nyũmba-ki-noun-oEOVZthW",
      "links": [
        [
          "lineage",
          "lineage"
        ],
        [
          "family",
          "family"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100 0",
          "sense": "family",
          "word": "mbarĩ"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "bedroom",
          "text": "nyũmba ya toro",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "room"
      ],
      "id": "en-nyũmba-ki-noun-HxxbL613",
      "links": [
        [
          "room",
          "room"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "rumu"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɲò.ᵐbǎ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nyũmba"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Kikuyu class 10 nouns",
    "Kikuyu class 9 nouns",
    "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
    "Kikuyu lemmas",
    "Kikuyu nouns",
    "Kikuyu terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
    "Kikuyu terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ki:Architecture",
    "ki:Family"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "nyũmba ya mbũmbũĩ"
    },
    {
      "word": "nyũmba ĩkĩhĩa mwene nĩotaga"
    },
    {
      "word": "nyũmba na riika itiumagwo"
    },
    {
      "word": "nyũmba nini ĩciraga na ũtukũ"
    },
    {
      "word": "nyũmba nyinyi yoragana yathama, yoragwo yathama"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*njʊ̀mbá"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *njʊ̀mbá",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "nyũmba",
        "3": "nyumba"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba nyumba",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "nyumba"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili nyumba",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *njʊ̀mbá. Hinde (1904) records nyumba as an equivalent of English house in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba nyumba, “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba numba, and Swahili nyumba as its equivalents.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nyũmba",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9/10",
        "2": "nyũmba"
      },
      "expansion": "nyũmba class 9/10 (plural nyũmba)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "class-7"
      ],
      "word": "kĩũmba"
    },
    {
      "sense": "house",
      "word": "mũciĩ"
    },
    {
      "sense": "house",
      "word": "thingira"
    },
    {
      "sense": "family",
      "word": "mbarĩ"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "house; a hut where woman lives"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "house",
          "house"
        ],
        [
          "hut",
          "hut"
        ],
        [
          "woman",
          "woman"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lineage, family"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lineage",
          "lineage"
        ],
        [
          "family",
          "family"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Kikuyu terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "bedroom",
          "text": "nyũmba ya toro",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "room"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "room",
          "room"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "rumu"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɲò.ᵐbǎ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nyũmba"
}

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