"ndege" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

IPA: /ˈⁿdɛ.ɠɛ/ Audio: Sw-ke-ndege.flac Forms: ndege class IX [canonical], ndege class X [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *ndègè. Etymology templates: {{inh|sw|bnt-pro|*ndègè}} Proto-Bantu *ndègè Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} ndege class IX (plural ndege class X)
  1. bird (animal) Categories (lifeform): Animals, Birds
    Sense id: en-ndege-sw-noun-KsVkuDx1 Disambiguation of Animals: 52 48 Disambiguation of Birds: 73 27
  2. aeroplane/airplane Categories (topical): Aircraft, Transport Categories (lifeform): Animals Synonyms (airplane): eropleni
    Sense id: en-ndege-sw-noun-XNDnR-js Disambiguation of Aircraft: 2 98 Disambiguation of Transport: 7 93 Disambiguation of Animals: 52 48 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of 'airplane': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kidege, dege, ndege katibu (english: secretary bird)

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "kidege"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "dege"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "secretary bird",
      "word": "ndege katibu"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*ndègè"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *ndègè",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *ndègè.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ndege class IX",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ndege class X",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "ndege class IX (plural ndege class X)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "52 48",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "sw",
          "name": "Animals",
          "orig": "sw:Animals",
          "parents": [
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "73 27",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "sw",
          "name": "Birds",
          "orig": "sw:Birds",
          "parents": [
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bird (animal)"
      ],
      "id": "en-ndege-sw-noun-KsVkuDx1",
      "links": [
        [
          "bird",
          "bird"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "8 92",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 98",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sw",
          "name": "Aircraft",
          "orig": "sw:Aircraft",
          "parents": [
            "Aviation",
            "Technology",
            "Aeronautics",
            "Transport",
            "All topics",
            "Sciences",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 93",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sw",
          "name": "Transport",
          "orig": "sw:Transport",
          "parents": [
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "52 48",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "sw",
          "name": "Animals",
          "orig": "sw:Animals",
          "parents": [
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "To bring our country more foreign currency, tourism is associated with coffee, and because many of these tourists travel by plane to Kenya, it's very important to stress travel by plane in order to strengthen tourism.",
          "ref": "1977, Kenya Gazette - Sep 13 – Dec 16, 1977, volume 45, page 999:",
          "text": "Katika kuiletea nchi yetu pesa zaidi za kigeni, utalii unafuatwa na kahawa, na kwa sababu wengi wa watalii hawa husafiri kwa ndege kuja Kenya, kuna haja kubwa sana ya kutiliwa mkazo zaidi shughuli za safari za ndege ili kuimarisha utalii.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "aeroplane/airplane"
      ],
      "id": "en-ndege-sw-noun-XNDnR-js",
      "links": [
        [
          "aeroplane",
          "aeroplane"
        ],
        [
          "airplane",
          "airplane"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "sense": "airplane",
          "word": "eropleni"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈⁿdɛ.ɠɛ/"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
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  ],
  "word": "ndege"
}
{
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Swahili class IX nouns",
    "Swahili entries with incorrect language header",
    "Swahili lemmas",
    "Swahili nouns",
    "Swahili terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
    "Swahili terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
    "sw:Aircraft",
    "sw:Animals",
    "sw:Birds",
    "sw:Transport"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "kidege"
    },
    {
      "word": "dege"
    },
    {
      "english": "secretary bird",
      "word": "ndege katibu"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*ndègè"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *ndègè",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *ndègè.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ndege class IX",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ndege class X",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n"
      },
      "expansion": "ndege class IX (plural ndege class X)",
      "name": "sw-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Swahili",
  "lang_code": "sw",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bird (animal)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bird",
          "bird"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Swahili terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "To bring our country more foreign currency, tourism is associated with coffee, and because many of these tourists travel by plane to Kenya, it's very important to stress travel by plane in order to strengthen tourism.",
          "ref": "1977, Kenya Gazette - Sep 13 – Dec 16, 1977, volume 45, page 999:",
          "text": "Katika kuiletea nchi yetu pesa zaidi za kigeni, utalii unafuatwa na kahawa, na kwa sababu wengi wa watalii hawa husafiri kwa ndege kuja Kenya, kuna haja kubwa sana ya kutiliwa mkazo zaidi shughuli za safari za ndege ili kuimarisha utalii.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "aeroplane/airplane"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "aeroplane",
          "aeroplane"
        ],
        [
          "airplane",
          "airplane"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈⁿdɛ.ɠɛ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Sw-ke-ndege.flac",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/ad/Sw-ke-ndege.flac/Sw-ke-ndege.flac.mp3",
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    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "airplane",
      "word": "eropleni"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "sw:ndege"
  ],
  "word": "ndege"
}

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