-kuhĩ in All languages combined

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

Etymology: Hinde (1904) records -kuhi as an equivalent of English short in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba -kubi, “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba -gube, and Swahili -fupi as its equivalents. Etymology templates: {{cog|kam|-kubi}} Kamba -kubi, {{cog|sw|fupi|-fupi}} Swahili -fupi Head templates: {{head|ki|adjective}} -kuhĩ Inflection templates: {{ki-infl-adj|mũkuhĩ|akuhĩ|mĩkuhĩ|ikuhĩ|makuhĩ|gĩkuhĩ|nguhĩ|rũkuhĩ|gakuhĩ|tũkuhĩ|gũkuhĩ|hakuhĩ}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], mũkuhĩ [class-2, singular], akuhĩ [class-2, plural], mũkuhĩ [class-4, singular], mĩkuhĩ [class-4, plural], ikuhĩ [class-6, singular], makuhĩ [class-6, plural], gĩkuhĩ [class-8, singular], nguhĩ [class-8, plural], nguhĩ [class-10, singular], nguhĩ [class-10, plural], rũkuhĩ [class-10, singular], gakuhĩ [class-13, singular], tũkuhĩ [class-13, plural], mũkuhĩ [class-6, singular], gũkuhĩ [class-6, singular], hakuhĩ [class-16, singular], - [class-16, plural]

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{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "njĩra nguhĩ nĩ ya ũrĩrĩ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "njĩra nguhĩ no ya kanua"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "-kubi"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba -kubi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "fupi",
        "3": "-fupi"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili -fupi",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records -kuhi as an equivalent of English short in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba -kubi, “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba -gube, and Swahili -fupi as its equivalents.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ki-infl-adj",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mũkuhĩ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akuhĩ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mũkuhĩ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mĩkuhĩ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ikuhĩ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "makuhĩ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gĩkuhĩ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nguhĩ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nguhĩ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nguhĩ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rũkuhĩ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gakuhĩ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-13",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tũkuhĩ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-13",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mũkuhĩ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gũkuhĩ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hakuhĩ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "adjective"
      },
      "expansion": "-kuhĩ",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mũkuhĩ",
        "10": "tũkuhĩ",
        "11": "gũkuhĩ",
        "12": "hakuhĩ",
        "2": "akuhĩ",
        "3": "mĩkuhĩ",
        "4": "ikuhĩ",
        "5": "makuhĩ",
        "6": "gĩkuhĩ",
        "7": "nguhĩ",
        "8": "rũkuhĩ",
        "9": "gakuhĩ"
      },
      "name": "ki-infl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "class-14"
      ],
      "word": "ũkuhĩ"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "-raihu"
        },
        {
          "word": "-raya"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "55 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "55 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "This man is short.",
          "text": "Mũthuuri ũyũ nĩ mũkuhĩ.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "short"
      ],
      "id": "en--kuhĩ-ki-adj--bAHi131",
      "links": [
        [
          "short",
          "short"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "-raihu"
        },
        {
          "word": "-raya"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "55 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "55 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "near, close"
      ],
      "id": "en--kuhĩ-ki-adj-E7YDIq9A",
      "links": [
        [
          "near",
          "near"
        ],
        [
          "close",
          "close"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kùhé/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-kuhĩ"
}

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{
  "categories": [
    "Kikuyu adjectives",
    "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
    "Kikuyu lemmas",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "njĩra nguhĩ nĩ ya ũrĩrĩ"
    },
    {
      "word": "njĩra nguhĩ no ya kanua"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "-kubi"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba -kubi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "fupi",
        "3": "-fupi"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili -fupi",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records -kuhi as an equivalent of English short in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba -kubi, “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba -gube, and Swahili -fupi as its equivalents.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ki-infl-adj",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mũkuhĩ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "akuhĩ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mũkuhĩ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mĩkuhĩ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ikuhĩ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "makuhĩ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gĩkuhĩ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nguhĩ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nguhĩ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nguhĩ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rũkuhĩ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gakuhĩ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-13",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tũkuhĩ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-13",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mũkuhĩ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "gũkuhĩ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hakuhĩ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "adjective"
      },
      "expansion": "-kuhĩ",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mũkuhĩ",
        "10": "tũkuhĩ",
        "11": "gũkuhĩ",
        "12": "hakuhĩ",
        "2": "akuhĩ",
        "3": "mĩkuhĩ",
        "4": "ikuhĩ",
        "5": "makuhĩ",
        "6": "gĩkuhĩ",
        "7": "nguhĩ",
        "8": "rũkuhĩ",
        "9": "gakuhĩ"
      },
      "name": "ki-infl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "class-14"
      ],
      "word": "ũkuhĩ"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "-raihu"
        },
        {
          "word": "-raya"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Kikuyu terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "This man is short.",
          "text": "Mũthuuri ũyũ nĩ mũkuhĩ.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "short"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "short",
          "short"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "-raihu"
        },
        {
          "word": "-raya"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "near, close"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "near",
          "near"
        ],
        [
          "close",
          "close"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kùhé/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-kuhĩ"
}

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"-kuhĩ" meaning in All languages combined

Adjective [Kikuyu]