"kĩgwa" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Kikuyu]

IPA: /kèɣwǎ/, /kèɣoǎ/ Forms: igwa [plural]
Etymology: Hinde (1904) records kigŏă as an equivalent of English sugar cane in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba iwa as its equivalent. Etymology templates: {{lang|ki|kigŏă}} kigŏă, {{cog|kam|iwa}} Kamba iwa Head templates: {{ki-noun|7}} kĩgwa class 7 (plural igwa)
  1. sugar cane; Kikuyu people use its juice for making alcoholic drink (njohi) Tags: class-7 Categories (lifeform): Andropogoneae tribe grasses Hyponyms: nyamũirũ (kĩgwa kĩa) Related terms: cukari
    Sense id: en-kĩgwa-ki-noun-QtrvucxZ Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "kigŏă"
      },
      "expansion": "kigŏă",
      "name": "lang"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "iwa"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba iwa",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records kigŏă as an equivalent of English sugar cane in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba iwa as its equivalent.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "igwa",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "7"
      },
      "expansion": "kĩgwa class 7 (plural igwa)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Andropogoneae tribe grasses",
          "orig": "ki:Andropogoneae tribe grasses",
          "parents": [
            "Grasses",
            "Commelinids",
            "Plants",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sugar cane; Kikuyu people use its juice for making alcoholic drink (njohi)"
      ],
      "hyponyms": [
        {
          "roman": "kĩgwa kĩa",
          "word": "nyamũirũ"
        }
      ],
      "id": "en-kĩgwa-ki-noun-QtrvucxZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "sugar cane",
          "sugar cane"
        ],
        [
          "Kikuyu",
          "Kikuyu"
        ],
        [
          "juice",
          "juice"
        ],
        [
          "alcoholic",
          "alcoholic"
        ],
        [
          "drink",
          "drink"
        ],
        [
          "njohi",
          "njohi#Kikuyu"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "cukari"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-7"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kèɣwǎ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kèɣoǎ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kĩgwa"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "kigŏă"
      },
      "expansion": "kigŏă",
      "name": "lang"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "iwa"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba iwa",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records kigŏă as an equivalent of English sugar cane in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba iwa as its equivalent.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "igwa",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "7"
      },
      "expansion": "kĩgwa class 7 (plural igwa)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "roman": "kĩgwa kĩa",
      "word": "nyamũirũ"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "cukari"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Kikuyu class 7 nouns",
        "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Kikuyu lemmas",
        "Kikuyu nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "ki:Andropogoneae tribe grasses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sugar cane; Kikuyu people use its juice for making alcoholic drink (njohi)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sugar cane",
          "sugar cane"
        ],
        [
          "Kikuyu",
          "Kikuyu"
        ],
        [
          "juice",
          "juice"
        ],
        [
          "alcoholic",
          "alcoholic"
        ],
        [
          "drink",
          "drink"
        ],
        [
          "njohi",
          "njohi#Kikuyu"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-7"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kèɣwǎ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kèɣoǎ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kĩgwa"
}

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