"thenge" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /ðɛ̀ᵑɡɛ̀ꜜ/ Forms: 10 [canonical, class-10, class-9], thenge [plural]
Etymology: From gũthenga (“to move, to shift”). Head templates: {{ki-noun|9/10|thenge}} thenge class 9/10 (plural thenge)
  1. he-goat Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (lifeform): Goats Derived forms: kũhiũha ta thathi wa thenge, kũringa thenge Derived forms (mwania-thenge class 3): kaania-thenge [class-12] Related terms: kĩrũhĩ
    Sense id: en-thenge-ki-noun-nXNl6rIN Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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  "etymology_text": "From gũthenga (“to move, to shift”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thenge",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9/10",
        "2": "thenge"
      },
      "expansion": "thenge class 9/10 (plural thenge)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Goats",
          "orig": "ki:Goats",
          "parents": [
            "Caprines",
            "Livestock",
            "Even-toed ungulates",
            "Agriculture",
            "Animals",
            "Mammals",
            "Applied sciences",
            "Lifeforms",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Chordates",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "kũhiũha ta thathi wa thenge"
        },
        {
          "word": "kũringa thenge"
        },
        {
          "sense": "mwania-thenge class 3",
          "tags": [
            "class-12"
          ],
          "word": "kaania-thenge"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "thenge ciakwa - my he-goats"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "he-goat"
      ],
      "id": "en-thenge-ki-noun-nXNl6rIN",
      "links": [
        [
          "he-goat",
          "he-goat"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "kĩrũhĩ"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ðɛ̀ᵑɡɛ̀ꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "thenge"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "kũhiũha ta thathi wa thenge"
    },
    {
      "word": "kũringa thenge"
    },
    {
      "sense": "mwania-thenge class 3",
      "tags": [
        "class-12"
      ],
      "word": "kaania-thenge"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From gũthenga (“to move, to shift”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "thenge",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9/10",
        "2": "thenge"
      },
      "expansion": "thenge class 9/10 (plural thenge)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "kĩrũhĩ"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Kikuyu class 10 nouns",
        "Kikuyu class 9 nouns",
        "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Kikuyu lemmas",
        "Kikuyu nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "ki:Goats"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "thenge ciakwa - my he-goats"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "he-goat"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "he-goat",
          "he-goat"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ðɛ̀ᵑɡɛ̀ꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "thenge"
}

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