"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
  2. (plural only) tea-leaves Tags: class-5, plural, plural-only Categories (lifeform): Ericales order plants
    Sense id: en-icani-ki-noun-jW1XC06~ Disambiguation of Ericales order plants: 27 73 Categories (other): Kikuyu pluralia tantum, Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: cai

Download JSON data for icani meaning in All languages combined (1.4kB)

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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Swahili majani (“leaves”).",
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            "Trees",
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      "ipa": "/ìɕáːnì(ꜜ)/"
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    "Kikuyu lemmas",
    "Kikuyu nouns",
    "Kikuyu terms borrowed from Swahili",
    "Kikuyu terms derived from Swahili",
    "Kikuyu terms with IPA pronunciation",
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        {
          "word": "gĩcani"
        }
      ],
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        "class-5"
      ]
    },
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        "Kikuyu pluralia tantum"
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ìɕáːnì(ꜜ)/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "icani"
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