nda

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nda"

Ik

Conjunction

nda

  1. and

References

Kikuyu

Etymology

Probably cognate to Rwanda-Rundi inda.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ⁿdàꜜ/
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1 with a monosyllabic stem, together with mũri, ngo, and so on.
  • (Kiambu)

Noun

nda class 9/10 (plural nda)

  1. belly, stomach

Derived terms

(Proverbs)

  • ciira wothe wambagĩrĩrio na nda
  • iri kanua iri o nda
  • irĩ kanua itirĩ nda
  • (kanyamũ) karĩ nda gatiĩyumbũraga
  • mwathwo nĩ nda a(a)kĩra/arũgĩ(ĩ)te mwathwo nĩ ithe
  • nĩ ngingo ĩtindaga ĩrĩ theri ti nda
  • nda ĩmwe yuumaga gĩthayo na mũũgĩ
  • nda ti mũtwe
  • riko na nda itiagaga
  • rĩrĩ nda rĩkuaga ũnene

See also

References

  1. Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1981). "A Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns: A Study of Limuru Dialect." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 22, 75–123.
  • “nda” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Further reading

Maonan

Noun

nda

  1. eye

Mapun

Noun

nda

  1. wife

Nupe

Ǹdá tò egi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ŋ̀.dá/

Noun

ǹdá (plural ǹdázhì)

  1. father
    Synonym: bàbá
  2. older male relative
  3. senior

Derived terms

  • ǹdá kútí (“father of the kútí”)
  • Ǹdá Lílé (“ruler of Makwa”)
  • ǹdá wuzhìtsu (“eunuch”)
  • ǹdá yàwó (“father of the bride”)
  • ǹdági (“uncle”)
  • ǹdákó (“grandfather; ancestor”)
  • ǹdákógi (“nickname given to baby boys”)
  • ǹdákóstu (“a title”)
  • ǹdásàákó (“chairman”)
  • ǹdáèjì (“a chief title”)

Old Irish

Numeral

nda

  1. Alternative spelling of ndá: Eclipsed form of da (“two”).
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