"bũrũri" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /βòɾòɾí/ Forms: mabũrũri [plural]
Etymology: Benson (1964) suspects relevance with Maasai olporror (“male age set”). Hinde (1904) records fururi as an equivalent of English country in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu. Etymology templates: {{cog|mas|porror|olporror|male age set}} Maasai olporror (“male age set”) Head templates: {{ki-noun|14|mabũrũri}} bũrũri class 14 (plural mabũrũri)
  1. country, region Tags: class-14 Derived forms: mũthamaki wa bũrũri
    Sense id: en-bũrũri-ki-noun-gOhMnvii Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
        "1": "mas",
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        "4": "male age set"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Benson (1964) suspects relevance with Maasai olporror (“male age set”).\nHinde (1904) records fururi as an equivalent of English country in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.",
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      "args": {
        "1": "14",
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      },
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "mũthamaki wa bũrũri"
        }
      ],
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        "country, region"
      ],
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    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/βòɾòɾí/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bũrũri"
}
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    {
      "word": "mũthamaki wa bũrũri"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "cog"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Benson (1964) suspects relevance with Maasai olporror (“male age set”).\nHinde (1904) records fururi as an equivalent of English country in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.",
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    {
      "form": "mabũrũri",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "14",
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      },
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    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/βòɾòɾí/"
    }
  ],
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}

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