"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): Ethnonyms, Languages Translations (language): kikuyu [masculine] (Galician), किकुयू (kikuyū) [masculine] (Hindi), kikuju (Hungarian), Ciocúis [feminine] (Irish), キクユ語 (Kikuyu-go) (Japanese), Gĩgĩkũyũ (Kikuyu), kikuju [masculine] (Polish), Kikikuyu (Swahili)
    Sense id: en-Kikuyu-en-name-rGPMJtxz Disambiguation of Ethnonyms: 65 17 19 Disambiguation of Languages: 59 10 31 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kikuyu translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Swahili translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 15 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 76 17 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 60 25 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 76 15 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 62 20 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 60 21 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 62 20 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 56 24 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 84 12 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Kikuyu translations: 63 34 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 62 21 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 84 12 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 57 23 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Swahili translations: 62 17 21 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
    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. 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

Inflected forms

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