"ũũkĩ" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /oòkéꜜ/ Forms: maũũkĩ [plural], ũkĩ [alternative]
Etymology: Hinde (1904) records ūūki as an equivalent of English honey in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba ũkĩ wa nzuki as its equivalent. Etymology templates: {{lang|ki|ūūki}} ūūki, {{cog|kam|ũkĩ}} Kamba ũkĩ Head templates: {{ki-noun|14|maũũkĩ}} ũũkĩ class 14 (plural maũũkĩ)
  1. honey Tags: class-14
    Sense id: en-ũũkĩ-ki-noun-pV4uOEal Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Foods Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Foods: 49 51
  2. mead Tags: class-14 Related terms (mead): njohi
    Sense id: en-ũũkĩ-ki-noun-vzW~mp~S Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Alcoholic beverages, Foods Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Alcoholic beverages: 22 78 Disambiguation of Foods: 49 51 Disambiguation of 'mead': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: njũkĩ [class-10, class-9]
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      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
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      },
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      "name": "lang"
    },
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  "forms": [
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    },
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    }
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  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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          "parents": [],
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          "name": "Foods",
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      "links": [
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
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          "kind": "other",
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          "name": "Alcoholic beverages",
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        {
          "_dis1": "0 100",
          "sense": "mead",
          "word": "njohi"
        }
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/oòkéꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ũũkĩ"
}
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    "Kikuyu nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ki:Alcoholic beverages",
    "ki:Foods"
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      },
      "expansion": "ūūki",
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        "2": "ũkĩ"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba ũkĩ",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records ūūki as an equivalent of English honey in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba ũkĩ wa nzuki as its equivalent.",
  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ũkĩ",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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        "class-9"
      ],
      "word": "njũkĩ"
    },
    {
      "sense": "mead",
      "word": "njohi"
    }
  ],
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      ],
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        [
          "honey",
          "honey"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-14"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mead"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mead",
          "mead"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-14"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/oòkéꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ũũkĩ"
}

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