"Kariũki" meaning in Kikuyu

See Kariũki in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /kà.ɾiò.kǐꜜ/
Etymology: From kũriũka (“to be resurrected”). Head templates: {{head|ki|proper noun}} Kariũki
  1. a male given name; as a nickname, given to a baby if his immediate older brother has been dead earlier. Categories (topical): Kikuyu given names, Kikuyu male given names Related terms (female counterpart): Njoki
    Sense id: en-Kariũki-ki-name-IhukgmRe Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header

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  "etymology_text": "From kũriũka (“to be resurrected”).",
  "head_templates": [
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        "1": "ki",
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      },
      "expansion": "Kariũki",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
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        },
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            "Proper nouns",
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          ],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "name": "Kikuyu male given names",
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            "Given names",
            "Names",
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            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
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          ],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male given name; as a nickname, given to a baby if his immediate older brother has been dead earlier."
      ],
      "id": "en-Kariũki-ki-name-IhukgmRe",
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "sense": "female counterpart",
          "word": "Njoki"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kà.ɾiò.kǐꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Kariũki"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "From kũriũka (“to be resurrected”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "proper noun"
      },
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "name",
  "related": [
    {
      "sense": "female counterpart",
      "word": "Njoki"
    }
  ],
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        "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Kikuyu given names",
        "Kikuyu lemmas",
        "Kikuyu male given names",
        "Kikuyu proper nouns",
        "Kikuyu terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a male given name; as a nickname, given to a baby if his immediate older brother has been dead earlier."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kà.ɾiò.kǐꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Kariũki"
}

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