"mũthamaki" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Kikuyu]

IPA: /mòðàmákì(ꜜ)/ Forms: athamaki [plural]
Etymology: From gũthamaka (“to jurisdicate”). This term dates back to the late 19th century at least, where von Höhnel (1894) referred to the term as Samaki, which was later translated into English as chief. Hinde (1904) records muthamakki and muthamaki as equivalents of English captain and chief respectively in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu. Head templates: {{ki-noun|1}} mũthamaki class 1 (plural athamaki)
  1. an individual with influence, who played the role of spokesman and primus inter pares in Kikuyu society before the colonial period, strictly controlled by his peers (Muriuki 1974:132) Tags: class-1
    Sense id: en-mũthamaki-ki-noun-WYxMpZLI Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5
  2. ruler; king or queen Tags: class-1
    Sense id: en-mũthamaki-ki-noun-Omgi81GT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mũthamaki wa bũrũri, mũthamaki wa cira, mũthamaki wa rika, mbu ya arũme ĩtĩkagio nĩ athamaki Related terms: ũthamaki [class-14], mwathani, cibũ, kabuteni, mũnene, mũtongoria
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mũthamaki wa bũrũri"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mũthamaki wa cira"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mũthamaki wa rika"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mbu ya arũme ĩtĩkagio nĩ athamaki"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From gũthamaka (“to jurisdicate”).\nThis term dates back to the late 19th century at least, where von Höhnel (1894) referred to the term as Samaki, which was later translated into English as chief.\nHinde (1904) records muthamakki and muthamaki as equivalents of English captain and chief respectively in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.",
  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "class-14"
      ],
      "word": "ũthamaki"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mwathani"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "cibũ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "kabuteni"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mũnene"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mũtongoria"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
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          "_dis": "98 2",
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          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "95 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "95 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "an individual with influence, who played the role of spokesman and primus inter pares in Kikuyu society before the colonial period, strictly controlled by his peers (Muriuki 1974:132)"
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          "individual",
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        [
          "influence",
          "influence"
        ],
        [
          "spokesman",
          "spokesman"
        ],
        [
          "primus inter pares",
          "primus inter pares#Latin"
        ],
        [
          "Kikuyu",
          "Kikuyu"
        ],
        [
          "colonial",
          "colonial"
        ],
        [
          "peer",
          "peer"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-1"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "ruler; king or queen"
      ],
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        [
          "ruler",
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        ],
        [
          "king",
          "king"
        ],
        [
          "queen",
          "queen"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mòðàmákì(ꜜ)/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mũthamaki"
}
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    "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
    "Kikuyu lemmas",
    "Kikuyu nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "mũthamaki wa bũrũri"
    },
    {
      "word": "mũthamaki wa cira"
    },
    {
      "word": "mũthamaki wa rika"
    },
    {
      "word": "mbu ya arũme ĩtĩkagio nĩ athamaki"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From gũthamaka (“to jurisdicate”).\nThis term dates back to the late 19th century at least, where von Höhnel (1894) referred to the term as Samaki, which was later translated into English as chief.\nHinde (1904) records muthamakki and muthamaki as equivalents of English captain and chief respectively in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "athamaki",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "mũthamaki class 1 (plural athamaki)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "class-14"
      ],
      "word": "ũthamaki"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwathani"
    },
    {
      "word": "cibũ"
    },
    {
      "word": "kabuteni"
    },
    {
      "word": "mũnene"
    },
    {
      "word": "mũtongoria"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "an individual with influence, who played the role of spokesman and primus inter pares in Kikuyu society before the colonial period, strictly controlled by his peers (Muriuki 1974:132)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "individual",
          "individual"
        ],
        [
          "influence",
          "influence"
        ],
        [
          "spokesman",
          "spokesman"
        ],
        [
          "primus inter pares",
          "primus inter pares#Latin"
        ],
        [
          "Kikuyu",
          "Kikuyu"
        ],
        [
          "colonial",
          "colonial"
        ],
        [
          "peer",
          "peer"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ruler; king or queen"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ruler",
          "ruler"
        ],
        [
          "king",
          "king"
        ],
        [
          "queen",
          "queen"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mòðàmákì(ꜜ)/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mũthamaki"
}

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