"icani" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Kikuyu]

IPA: /ìɕáːnì(ꜜ)/ Forms: macani [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Swahili majani (“leaves”). Etymology templates: {{bor|ki|sw|majani||leaves}} Swahili majani (“leaves”) Head templates: {{ki-noun|5}} icani class 5 (plural macani)
  1. tea(-plant) Tags: class-5 Synonyms: gĩcani
    Sense id: en-icani-ki-noun-YmsnYwiu Categories (other): Ericales order plants Disambiguation of Ericales order plants: 55 45
  2. (plural only) tea-leaves Tags: class-5, plural, plural-only
    Sense id: en-icani-ki-noun-jW1XC06~ Categories (other): Kikuyu pluralia tantum, Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Ericales order plants Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 97 Disambiguation of Ericales order plants: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: cai
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        "4": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "Swahili majani (“leaves”)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Swahili majani (“leaves”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "macani",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
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  "pos": "noun",
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    }
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "tea(-plant)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "tea",
          "tea"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "gĩcani"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-5"
      ]
    },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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        }
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(plural only) tea-leaves"
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ìɕáːnì(ꜜ)/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "icani"
}
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    "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
    "Kikuyu lemmas",
    "Kikuyu nouns",
    "Kikuyu terms borrowed from Swahili",
    "Kikuyu terms derived from Swahili",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
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    {
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "cai"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "tea(-plant)"
      ],
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        [
          "tea",
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        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "gĩcani"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Kikuyu pluralia tantum"
      ],
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        "tea-leaves"
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(plural only) tea-leaves"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-5",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ìɕáːnì(ꜜ)/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "icani"
}

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