"kĩgunyũ" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Kikuyu]

IPA: /kèɣùɲǒ/ Forms: igunyũ [plural]
Etymology: Hinde (1904) records kunyu and kigunyu as equivalents of English caterpillar in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu. Head templates: {{ki-noun|7}} kĩgunyũ class 7 (plural igunyũ)
  1. caterpillar Tags: class-7 Related terms (caterpillar): kĩgunyarĩrĩ
    Sense id: en-kĩgunyũ-ki-noun-uv~fN6pd Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Baby animals, Insects Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Baby animals: 49 51 Disambiguation of Insects: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'caterpillar': 93 7
  2. maggot Tags: class-7
    Sense id: en-kĩgunyũ-ki-noun-Xw1JTmX6 Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Baby animals, Insects Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Baby animals: 49 51 Disambiguation of Insects: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: mũnyongoro
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "igunyũ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
  ],
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          "_dis": "55 45",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "48 52",
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "49 51",
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          "name": "Baby animals",
          "orig": "ki:Baby animals",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
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          "name": "Insects",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        ]
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      "related": [
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          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "sense": "caterpillar",
          "word": "kĩgunyarĩrĩ"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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          "name": "Baby animals",
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        },
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          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
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          "name": "Insects",
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        }
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      "glosses": [
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      ],
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        ]
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kèɣùɲǒ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kĩgunyũ"
}
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    "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
    "Kikuyu lemmas",
    "Kikuyu nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ki:Baby animals",
    "ki:Insects"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records kunyu and kigunyu as equivalents of English caterpillar in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "igunyũ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "7"
      },
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      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "mũnyongoro"
    },
    {
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "word": "kĩgunyarĩrĩ"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
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      ],
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        [
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          "caterpillar"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-7"
      ]
    },
    {
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      ],
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        [
          "maggot",
          "maggot"
        ]
      ],
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        "class-7"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kèɣùɲǒ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kĩgunyũ"
}

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