"onga" meaning in Kikuyu

See onga in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: kuonga [infinitive]
Etymology: Hinde (1904) records kuonga as an equivalent of English suck in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba kuonga as its equivalent. Etymology templates: {{cog|kam|kuonga}} Kamba kuonga Head templates: {{head|ki|verb|infinitive|kuonga}} onga (infinitive kuonga)
  1. to suck Derived forms: kuongithia, kĩrimũ kĩongaga nyina arĩ mũkuũ
    Sense id: en-onga-ki-verb-2Bw5qSPa Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 13 0 1 1 8 14 11 14 10 11 14 3 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 0 1 1 8 14 11 14 9 11 14 4 1
     
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        "1": "kam",
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      },
      "expansion": "Kamba kuonga",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
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    }
  ],
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        "1": "ki",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kuonga"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
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          "source": "w"
        },
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          "name": "Pages with 10 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "13 0 1 1 8 14 11 14 10 11 14 3 1",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "kuongithia"
        },
        {
          "word": "kĩrimũ kĩongaga nyina arĩ mũkuũ"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to suck"
      ],
      "id": "en-onga-ki-verb-2Bw5qSPa",
      "links": [
        [
          "suck",
          "suck"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "onga"
}

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  ],
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      "word": "kuongithia"
    },
    {
      "word": "kĩrimũ kĩongaga nyina arĩ mũkuũ"
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "kuonga"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba kuonga",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records kuonga as an equivalent of English suck in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba kuonga as its equivalent.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kuonga",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kuonga"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Kikuyu lemmas",
        "Kikuyu verbs",
        "Pages with 10 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to suck"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "suck",
          "suck"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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