ng'oma in Tumbuka

Forms: ng'oma [class-10, plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *ngòmà. Etymology templates: {{inh|tum|bnt-pro|*ngòmà}} Proto-Bantu *ngòmà Head templates: {{tum-noun|9}} ng'oma class 9 (plural ng'oma class 10)

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tum",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*ngòmà"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *ngòmà",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *ngòmà.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ng'oma",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9"
      },
      "expansion": "ng'oma class 9 (plural ng'oma class 10)",
      "name": "tum-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tumbuka",
  "lang_code": "tum",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 3 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tumbuka entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "tum",
          "name": "Percussion instruments",
          "orig": "tum:Percussion instruments",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tam-tam, a kind of drum"
      ],
      "id": "en-ng'oma-tum-noun-Ky7aTWu7",
      "links": [
        [
          "tam-tam",
          "tam-tam"
        ],
        [
          "drum",
          "drum"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ng'oma"
}

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{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tum",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*ngòmà"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *ngòmà",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *ngòmà.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ng'oma",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9"
      },
      "expansion": "ng'oma class 9 (plural ng'oma class 10)",
      "name": "tum-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tumbuka",
  "lang_code": "tum",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Tumbuka class 9 nouns",
        "Tumbuka entries with incorrect language header",
        "Tumbuka lemmas",
        "Tumbuka nouns",
        "Tumbuka terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
        "Tumbuka terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
        "tum:Percussion instruments"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tam-tam, a kind of drum"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tam-tam",
          "tam-tam"
        ],
        [
          "drum",
          "drum"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ng'oma"
}

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"ng'oma" meaning in Tumbuka

Noun