"Kikuyu" meaning in English

See Kikuyu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Kikuyu Gĩkũyũ. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ki|Gĩkũyũ}} Kikuyu Gĩkũyũ Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Kikuyu
  1. The language of this people. Categories (topical): Languages Translations (language): kikuyu [masculine] (Galician), किकुयू (kikuyū) [masculine] (Hindi), kikuju (Hungarian), Ciocúis [feminine] (Irish), Gĩgĩkũyũ (Kikuyu), kikuju [masculine] (Polish), Kikikuyu (Swahili)
    Sense id: en-Kikuyu-en-name-rGPMJtxz Disambiguation of Languages: 59 10 31 Disambiguation of 'language': 100 0
  2. A large town in Kiambu County, Kenya, named after the Kikuyu people. Categories (place): Places in Kenya, Towns in Kenya Related terms: Wiktionary’s coverage of Kikuyu terms
    Sense id: en-Kikuyu-en-name-zdq~Mj0a

Noun

Forms: Kikuyus [plural], Kikuyu [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Kikuyu Gĩkũyũ. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ki|Gĩkũyũ}} Kikuyu Gĩkũyũ Head templates: {{en-noun|s|Kikuyu}} Kikuyu (plural Kikuyus or Kikuyu)
  1. A member of a Bantu people of Kenya. Categories (topical): Ethnonyms Translations (member of Bantu people): kikuyu (Galician), किकुयू (kikuyū) [masculine] (Hindi), kikuju (Hungarian), Mũgĩkũyũ (Kikuyu), Kikuju [feminine, masculine] (Polish), кикуйю (kikujju) (Russian), Kikuju [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), Mkikuyu (Swahili)
    Sense id: en-Kikuyu-en-noun-vhnS7M7d Disambiguation of Ethnonyms: 30 24 46 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 14 25 62

Inflected forms

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