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

Esperanto personal pronouns
singular plural
nominative accusative possessive nominative accusative possessive
first person  mi  min  mia  ni  nin  nia
second
person 		formal  vi  vin  via  vi  vin  via
familiar1  ci  cin  cia
third
person 		masculine  li  lin  lia
feminine  ŝi  ŝin  ŝia
neuter  ĝi  ĝin  ĝia
gender-neutral2  ri
ŝli 		 rin
ŝlin 		 ria
ŝlia
reflexive  si  sin  sia  si  sin  sia
indefinite  oni  onin  onia  oni  onin  onia

1 The second person familiar pronouns are archaic.

2 The proposed gender-neutral third-person singular pronouns ri (rin, ria) and ŝli (ŝlin, ŝlia) are not widely used.

3 The proposed third-person feminine plural pronoun iŝi (iŝin, iŝia) is not widely used.

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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “onia” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 359. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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