See maĩ on Wiktionary
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{ "derived": [ { "word": "kũhũ(ũ)ra maaĩ na ndĩrĩ" }, { "word": "kũũma ti kũũma ta ihiga, na kwororoa to kwororoa ta maaĩ" }, { "word": "maaĩ ma mũndũ matimũhĩtũkaga" } ], "etymology_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "ki", "2": "bnt-pro", "3": "*màjíjɪ̀" }, "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *màjíjɪ̀", "name": "inh" }, { "args": { "1": "kam", "2": "maanzi", "3": "", "4": "water" }, "expansion": "Kamba maanzi (“water”)", "name": "cog" }, { "args": { "1": "sw", "2": "maji", "3": "", "4": "water, liquid" }, "expansion": "Swahili maji (“water, liquid”)", "name": "cog" } ], "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *màjíjɪ̀. Hinde (1904) records maii as an equivalent of English water and liquid in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba maanzi (“water”) and Swahili maji (“water, liquid”) etc. as its equivalents.", "forms": [ { "form": "tũĩ", "tags": [ "diminutive" ] }, { "form": "tũmaĩ", "tags": [ "diminutive" ] } ], "head_templates": [ { "args": { "1": "6" }, "expansion": "maĩ class 6", "name": "ki-noun" } ], "lang": "Kikuyu", "lang_code": "ki", "pos": "noun", "related": [ { "word": "rũũĩ" } ], "senses": [ { "categories": [ "Kikuyu class 6 nouns", "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header", "Kikuyu lemmas", "Kikuyu nouns", "Kikuyu terms derived from Proto-Bantu", "Kikuyu terms inherited from Proto-Bantu", "Kikuyu terms with usage examples", "Pages with 1 entry", "Pages with entries" ], "examples": [ { "english": "to drink water", "text": "kũnyua maĩ", "type": "example" } ], "glosses": [ "water" ], "links": [ [ "water", "water" ] ], "tags": [ "class-6" ], "wikipedia": [ "ki:maĩ" ] } ], "sounds": [ { "ipa": "/màːéꜜ/" } ], "synonyms": [ { "word": "maaĩ" } ], "word": "maĩ" }
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