"te" meaning in Kikuyu

See te in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /tɛ/ Forms: gũte [infinitive]
Etymology: Hinde (1904) records kute as an equivalent of English throw in the “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu. Head templates: {{head|ki|verbs|infinitive|gũte}} te (infinitive gũte)
  1. to throw away Related terms: gũikia
    Sense id: en-te-ki-verb-HU7caVUX Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header

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  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records kute as an equivalent of English throw in the “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gũte",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "verbs",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "gũte"
      },
      "expansion": "te (infinitive gũte)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "we (usually) throw away",
          "text": "tũteaga",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to throw away"
      ],
      "id": "en-te-ki-verb-HU7caVUX",
      "links": [
        [
          "throw away",
          "throw away"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "gũikia"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/tɛ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "te"
}

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  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records kute as an equivalent of English throw in the “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gũte",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "verbs",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "gũte"
      },
      "expansion": "te (infinitive gũte)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "gũikia"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Kikuyu lemmas",
        "Kikuyu terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Kikuyu terms with usage examples",
        "Kikuyu verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "we (usually) throw away",
          "text": "tũteaga",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to throw away"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "throw away",
          "throw away"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/tɛ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "te"
}

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