"mũthũa" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Kikuyu]

IPA: /mòðò(w)á/ Forms: mĩthũa [plural]
Etymology: Hinde (1904) records muthua as an equivalent of English ant (white) in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Swahili mchwa as its equivalent. Etymology templates: {{cog|sw|mchwa}} Swahili mchwa Head templates: {{ki-noun|3|mĩthũa}} mũthũa class 3 (plural mĩthũa)
  1. termite, white ant Tags: class-3 Hyponyms: nguya Derived forms: mũrema-mũthũa [class-3] Related terms: gĩthũa [class-7], thigiriri, thuraku
    Sense id: en-mũthũa-ki-noun-TzDoI~0I Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Insects
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records muthua as an equivalent of English ant (white) in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Swahili mchwa as its equivalent.",
  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
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    }
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  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "parents": [],
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Insects",
          "orig": "ki:Insects",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "class-3"
          ],
          "word": "mũrema-mũthũa"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "termite, white ant"
      ],
      "hyponyms": [
        {
          "word": "nguya"
        }
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "termite",
          "termite"
        ],
        [
          "white ant",
          "white ant"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "class-7"
          ],
          "word": "gĩthũa"
        },
        {
          "word": "thigiriri"
        },
        {
          "word": "thuraku"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mòðò(w)á/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mũthũa"
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      },
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records muthua as an equivalent of English ant (white) in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Swahili mchwa as its equivalent.",
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "tags": [
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      ],
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    },
    {
      "word": "thigiriri"
    },
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      "word": "thuraku"
    }
  ],
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "termite, white ant"
      ],
      "hyponyms": [
        {
          "word": "nguya"
        }
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "termite",
          "termite"
        ],
        [
          "white ant",
          "white ant"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mòðò(w)á/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mũthũa"
}

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