"ona" meaning in Kikuyu

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Verb

IPA: /ɔna/ Forms: kuona [infinitive], kũona [infinitive]
Etymology: Hinde (1904) records kuona “find” and kuonna “see” as equivalents of English find and see in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Swahili kuona (“to find, to see”) as their equivalent. Etymology templates: {{cog|sw|ona|kuona|to find, to see}} Swahili kuona (“to find, to see”) Head templates: {{head|ki|verb}} ona
  1. to see Synonyms (to see): kũrora
    Sense id: en-ona-ki-verb-6g1zNN7- Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 12 43 45 Disambiguation of 'to see': 97 0 3
  2. to find
    Sense id: en-ona-ki-verb-dN8zHEYd Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 12 43 45
  3. to get into, to find oneself (unusual situation)
    Sense id: en-ona-ki-verb-8uIMZab5 Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 12 43 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kuonana, kuonia, kĩoneki [class-7], kũona kĩmera ti kuo gũkĩrĩa, kuona kuonagia mũndũ njĩra
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "kuonana"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "kuonia"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "tags": [
        "class-7"
      ],
      "word": "kĩoneki"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "kũona kĩmera ti kuo gũkĩrĩa"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "kuona kuonagia mũndũ njĩra"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "ona",
        "3": "kuona",
        "4": "to find, to see"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili kuona (“to find, to see”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records kuona “find” and kuonna “see” as equivalents of English find and see in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Swahili kuona (“to find, to see”) as their equivalent.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kuona",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kũona",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "ona",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "12 43 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to see"
      ],
      "id": "en-ona-ki-verb-6g1zNN7-",
      "links": [
        [
          "see",
          "see"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "97 0 3",
          "sense": "to see",
          "word": "kũrora"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "12 43 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to find"
      ],
      "id": "en-ona-ki-verb-dN8zHEYd",
      "links": [
        [
          "find",
          "find"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "12 43 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to get into, to find oneself (unusual situation)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ona-ki-verb-8uIMZab5",
      "links": [
        [
          "get",
          "get"
        ],
        [
          "find oneself",
          "find oneself"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɔna/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ona"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
    "Kikuyu lemmas",
    "Kikuyu verbs",
    "Pages with 29 entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "kuonana"
    },
    {
      "word": "kuonia"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "class-7"
      ],
      "word": "kĩoneki"
    },
    {
      "word": "kũona kĩmera ti kuo gũkĩrĩa"
    },
    {
      "word": "kuona kuonagia mũndũ njĩra"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "ona",
        "3": "kuona",
        "4": "to find, to see"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili kuona (“to find, to see”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records kuona “find” and kuonna “see” as equivalents of English find and see in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Swahili kuona (“to find, to see”) as their equivalent.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kuona",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kũona",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "ona",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to see"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "see",
          "see"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to find"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "find",
          "find"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to get into, to find oneself (unusual situation)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "get",
          "get"
        ],
        [
          "find oneself",
          "find oneself"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɔna/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "to see",
      "word": "kũrora"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ona"
}

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