-erũ in All languages combined

IPA: /ɛ̀ɾóꜜ/ [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Hinde (1904) records kierru as an equivalent of English white in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu. Head templates: {{head|ki|adjective}} -erũ Inflection templates: {{ki-infl-adj|mwerũ|erũ|mĩerũ|rĩerũ|meerũ|kĩerũ|njerũ|rwerũ|kerũ|twerũ|kwerũ|herũ}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], mwerũ [class-2, singular], erũ [class-2, plural], mwerũ [class-4, singular], mĩerũ [class-4, plural], rĩerũ [class-6, singular], meerũ [class-6, plural], kĩerũ [class-8, singular], njerũ [class-8, plural], njerũ [class-10, singular], njerũ [class-10, plural], rwerũ [class-10, singular], kerũ [class-13, singular], twerũ [class-13, plural], mwerũ [class-6, singular], kwerũ [class-6, singular], herũ [class-16, singular], - [class-16, plural]

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{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "class-14"
      ],
      "word": "werũ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Kamau mwerũ nĩ airaga"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mwarĩ mwerũ nĩ magambo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mwarĩ mwerũ ndaragũragĩrwo"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records kierru as an equivalent of English white in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ki-infl-adj",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwerũ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erũ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwerũ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mĩerũ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rĩerũ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meerũ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kĩerũ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "njerũ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "njerũ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "njerũ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rwerũ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kerũ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-13",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "twerũ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-13",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwerũ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kwerũ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "herũ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "adjective"
      },
      "expansion": "-erũ",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mwerũ",
        "10": "twerũ",
        "11": "kwerũ",
        "12": "herũ",
        "2": "erũ",
        "3": "mĩerũ",
        "4": "rĩerũ",
        "5": "meerũ",
        "6": "kĩerũ",
        "7": "njerũ",
        "8": "rwerũ",
        "9": "kerũ"
      },
      "name": "ki-infl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "kwerũha"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "78 22",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Colors",
          "orig": "ki:Colors",
          "parents": [
            "Light",
            "Vision",
            "Energy",
            "Senses",
            "Nature",
            "Perception",
            "All topics",
            "Body",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "white"
      ],
      "id": "en--erũ-ki-adj-AY-pakRx",
      "links": [
        [
          "white",
          "white"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "1 99",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "light-colored"
      ],
      "id": "en--erũ-ki-adj-mfzoL-eD"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛ̀ɾóꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-erũ"
}

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{
  "categories": [
    "Kikuyu adjectives",
    "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
    "Kikuyu lemmas",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ki:Colors"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "class-14"
      ],
      "word": "werũ"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kamau mwerũ nĩ airaga"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwarĩ mwerũ nĩ magambo"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwarĩ mwerũ ndaragũragĩrwo"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records kierru as an equivalent of English white in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ki-infl-adj",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwerũ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "erũ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwerũ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mĩerũ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rĩerũ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "meerũ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kĩerũ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "njerũ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "njerũ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "njerũ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rwerũ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kerũ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-13",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "twerũ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-13",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mwerũ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kwerũ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "herũ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "adjective"
      },
      "expansion": "-erũ",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mwerũ",
        "10": "twerũ",
        "11": "kwerũ",
        "12": "herũ",
        "2": "erũ",
        "3": "mĩerũ",
        "4": "rĩerũ",
        "5": "meerũ",
        "6": "kĩerũ",
        "7": "njerũ",
        "8": "rwerũ",
        "9": "kerũ"
      },
      "name": "ki-infl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "kwerũha"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "white"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "white",
          "white"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "light-colored"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛ̀ɾóꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-erũ"
}

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"-erũ" meaning in All languages combined

Adjective [Kikuyu]