onia

English

Noun

onia

  1. plural of onium

Anagrams

Esperanto

Etymology

oni +‎ -a

Pronunciation
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  • IPA(key): [oˈnia]
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Hyphenation: o‧ni‧a

Determiner

onia (accusative singular onian, plural oniaj, accusative plural oniajn)

  1. (possessive) one's

See also

Kikuyu

Etymology

Causative form of kuona (“to see, to find”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔnia/

Verb

onia (infinitive kuonia)

  1. to show[1]
  2. to teach

Synonyms

Derived terms

(Proverbs)

  • gathutha konagia mũndũ njĩra
  • gũthiĩ kuonagia mũndũ njĩra
  • kuona kuonagia mũndũ njĩra
  • ndumu(u)mu ndĩonagia (ĩrĩa) ĩngĩ njĩra
  • tiga kuonia ngarĩ kũhaica mũtĩ

References
  1. “onia” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 359. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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