"nyenga" meaning in Shona

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Verb

Forms: -nyéngá [canonical], kunyéngá [infinitive]
Head templates: {{head|sn|verb|infinitive|kunyéngá|head=-nyéngá}} -nyéngá (infinitive kunyéngá), {{sn-verb|H}} -nyéngá (infinitive kunyéngá)
  1. woo, court
    Sense id: en-nyenga-sn-verb-AivnAT7j Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 10 10 9 21 10 9 24
  2. gain favor with someone
    Sense id: en-nyenga-sn-verb-jTGrYU9r
  3. (informal) have sex Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-nyenga-sn-verb-AA3A2-yN Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Shona entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 8 11 11 10 23 11 10 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 10 10 9 21 10 9 24 Disambiguation of Shona entries with incorrect language header: 35 14 51
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    {
      "form": "-nyéngá",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kunyéngá",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sn",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kunyéngá",
        "head": "-nyéngá"
      },
      "expansion": "-nyéngá (infinitive kunyéngá)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "H"
      },
      "expansion": "-nyéngá (infinitive kunyéngá)",
      "name": "sn-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Shona",
  "lang_code": "sn",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "7 10 10 9 21 10 9 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "woo, court"
      ],
      "id": "en-nyenga-sn-verb-AivnAT7j",
      "links": [
        [
          "woo",
          "woo"
        ],
        [
          "court",
          "court"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "gain favor with someone"
      ],
      "id": "en-nyenga-sn-verb-jTGrYU9r",
      "links": [
        [
          "favor",
          "favor"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "8 11 11 10 23 11 10 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 10 10 9 21 10 9 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "35 14 51",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Shona entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "have sex"
      ],
      "id": "en-nyenga-sn-verb-AA3A2-yN",
      "links": [
        [
          "have sex",
          "have sex"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) have sex"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "nyenga"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Shona entries with incorrect language header",
    "Shona lemmas",
    "Shona verbs"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-nyéngá",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kunyéngá",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sn",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kunyéngá",
        "head": "-nyéngá"
      },
      "expansion": "-nyéngá (infinitive kunyéngá)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "H"
      },
      "expansion": "-nyéngá (infinitive kunyéngá)",
      "name": "sn-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Shona",
  "lang_code": "sn",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "woo, court"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "woo",
          "woo"
        ],
        [
          "court",
          "court"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "gain favor with someone"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "favor",
          "favor"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Shona informal terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "have sex"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "have sex",
          "have sex"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) have sex"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "nyenga"
}

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