ng'ombe

== Chichewa == === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *ngòmbè. Cognate with Tumbuka ng'ombe and Malawi Lomwe eng'ombe. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈŋo.ᵐbe/ === Noun === ng'ombe class 9 (plural ng'ombe class 10) cow, ox == Chuabo == === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *ngòmbè. === Noun === ng'ombe ox, cow === References === Shrum, Jeff (2018), Chuwabo - Portuguese Dictionary‎[1], SIL International == Kikuyu == === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *ngòmbè. Hinde (1904) records ngombe as an equivalent of English cow in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba ngombe and Swahili ngombe as its equivalents. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ŋɔ̀ᵐbɛ̀(ꜜ)/ As for Tonal Class, Armstrong (1940) classifies this term into moondo class which includes mũndũ, huko, igego, igoti, inooro, irigũ, irũa, kĩbaata, kĩmũrĩ, kũgũrũ, mũciĩ, mũgeni, mũri, mwaki (“fire”), ndaka, ndigiri, njagathi, njogu, Mũrĩmi (“man's name”), etc. Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1 with a disyllabic stem, together with ndaka, and so on. (Kiambu) (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including cindano, huko, iburi, igego, igoti, ini (pl. mani), inooro, irigũ, irũa, iturubarĩ (pl. maturubarĩ), kĩbaata, kĩmũrĩ, kũgũrũ, mũciĩ, mũgeni, mũgũrũki, mũmbirarũ, mũndũ, mũri, mũthuuri, mwaki (“fire”), mwario (“way of speaking”), mbogoro, nda, ndaka, ndigiri, ngo, njagathi, njogu, nyondo (“breast(s)”), and so on. === Noun === ng'ombe class 9/10 (plural ng'ombe) cow or ox ng'ombe yakwa - my cow/ox ng'ombe ciakwa - my cows/oxen ==== Hypernyms ==== mahiũ, indo ==== Hyponyms ==== (female) mori; (male) ndeegwa, ndegwa, ndume; (child) njaũ ==== Derived terms ==== (Proverbs) gũthũũra ng'ombe nĩ gũthũũra kamũkwa kayo ndegwa nyinyi ĩhaicaga ng'ombe na mũtwe ng'ombe itionagwo nĩ ithayo ng'ombe yahithio njaũ ĩkamagĩrwo ikaya ==== Related terms ==== (Nouns) kĩgombe class 7 === References === == Mwani == === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *ngòmbè. === Noun === ng'ombe class 9 (plural ng'ombe) cow, ox == Swahili == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ngòmbè. === Pronunciation === (Unguja standard) IPA(key): /ˈŋɔ.ᵐbɛ/ === Noun === ng'ombe class I/IX (plural ng'ombe class II/X) cow, ox ng'ombe mzuri ― nice cow ng'ombe wazuri ― nice cows (derogatory) idiot ==== Descendants ==== → Malagasy: omby ==== See also ==== (Chinese zodiac signs) alama za unajimu wa Kichina; panya (“rat”), ng'ombe (“ox”), chui milia (“tiger”) or babara, sungura (“rabbit”), dragoni (“dragon”), nyoka (“snake”), farasi (“horse”), mbuzi (“goat”), kima (“monkey”), jogoo (“rooster”) or jimbi, mbwa (“dog”), nguruwe (“pig”) (Category: sw:Chinese zodiac signs) [edit] == Tumbuka == === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *ngòmbè. === Noun === ng'ombe class 9 (plural ng'ombe class 10) cow, ox == Yao (Africa) == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ngòmbè. Cognate with Chichewa ng'ombe, Tumbuka ng'ombe and Malawi Lomwe eng'ombe. === Noun === ng'ombe class 9 (plural ng'ombe) cow, cattle. === References === Padre Pedro Dupeyron (1880), Pequeno Vademecum da Lingua Bantu na Provincia de Moçambique ou Breve Estudo da Lingua Chi-Yao ou Adjaua‎[3], Administração do Novo Mensageiro do Coraçao de Jesus, page 145 Meredith Sanderson, M.R.C.S., F.R.G.S., F.R.A.I. (1922), A Yao Grammar‎[4], Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 179