"tema" meaning in Kikuyu

See tema in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /tɛma/ Forms: gũtema [infinitive]
Etymology: Hinde (1904) records kutemma as an equivalent of English mutilate in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu. Etymology templates: {{m|en|mutilate}} mutilate Head templates: {{head|ki|verb}} tema
  1. to cut (with a knife) Synonyms: gũtinia Derived forms: ndemwa [class-10, class-9], mũtemi [class-1], gũtemera, gũtemwo, gũtema na kanua ti gũtema na rũhiũ, rũtemaga mwenji
    Sense id: en-tema-ki-verb-vkVxiwH7 Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "mutilate"
      },
      "expansion": "mutilate",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records kutemma as an equivalent of English mutilate in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gũtema",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
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  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "verb",
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          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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          "source": "w"
        }
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      "derived": [
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          "tags": [
            "class-10",
            "class-9"
          ],
          "word": "ndemwa"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "class-1"
          ],
          "word": "mũtemi"
        },
        {
          "word": "gũtemera"
        },
        {
          "word": "gũtemwo"
        },
        {
          "word": "gũtema na kanua ti gũtema na rũhiũ"
        },
        {
          "word": "rũtemaga mwenji"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to cut (with a knife)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "cut",
          "cut"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "gũtinia"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/tɛma/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tema"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ],
      "word": "ndemwa"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "class-1"
      ],
      "word": "mũtemi"
    },
    {
      "word": "gũtemera"
    },
    {
      "word": "gũtemwo"
    },
    {
      "word": "gũtema na kanua ti gũtema na rũhiũ"
    },
    {
      "word": "rũtemaga mwenji"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "mutilate"
      },
      "expansion": "mutilate",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gũtema",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "verb"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
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  "lang_code": "ki",
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        "to cut (with a knife)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cut",
          "cut"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/tɛma/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "gũtinia"
    }
  ],
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}

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