enja

== Albanian == === Noun === enja inflection of enjë: definite nominative singular indefinite nominative/accusative plural == Kalo Finnish Romani == === Etymology === From Greek εννιά (enniá), from Ancient Greek ἐννέα (ennéa), from Proto-Hellenic *ennéwə, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥. Cognates include Hindi नौ (nau). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈenja/ === Numeral === enja nine == Kikuyu == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛᶮdʑa/ === Etymology 1 === Hinde (1904) records kuenja as an equivalent of English dig in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba kuendzema and “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba kuenza as its equivalents. ==== Verb ==== enja (infinitive kwenja) to dig kwenja marima ― to dig holes === Etymology 2 === Hinde (1904) records kuinja as an equivalent of English shave in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba gumwendza as its equivalent. ==== Verb ==== enja (infinitive kwenja) to shave kwenja nderu ― to shave beards ===== Derived terms ===== (Nouns) mwenji class 1 (Proverbs) kĩongo kĩenjagwo mwene oiga ===== Related terms ===== (Nouns) rwenji class 11 === References === Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu, pp. 360–361. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).