onia

English

Noun

onia

  1. plural of onium

Anagrams

Esperanto

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. 1 2 “onia” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 359. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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