"barabara" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /βàɾàβàɾà(ꜜ)/ Audio: LL-Q33587 (kik)-Samuel Waina (WikiLucas00)-barabara.wav Forms: 10 [canonical, class-10, class-9], barabara [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Swahili barabara. Etymology templates: {{bor|ki|sw|barabara}} Swahili barabara Head templates: {{ki-noun|9/10|barabara}} barabara class 9/10 (plural barabara)
  1. road Tags: class-10, class-9 Synonyms: bara, njĩra
    Sense id: en-barabara-ki-noun-NiooSVLT Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for barabara meaning in Kikuyu (1.5kB)

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "sw",
        "3": "barabara"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili barabara",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Swahili barabara.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "barabara",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9/10",
        "2": "barabara"
      },
      "expansion": "barabara class 9/10 (plural barabara)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "this road",
          "text": "barabara ĩno"
        },
        {
          "english": "these roads",
          "text": "barabara ici"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "road"
      ],
      "id": "en-barabara-ki-noun-NiooSVLT",
      "links": [
        [
          "road",
          "road"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bara"
        },
        {
          "word": "njĩra"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/βàɾàβàɾà(ꜜ)/"
    },
    {
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      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "barabara"
}
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      "args": {
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        "2": "sw",
        "3": "barabara"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili barabara",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Swahili barabara.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "barabara",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9/10",
        "2": "barabara"
      },
      "expansion": "barabara class 9/10 (plural barabara)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Kikuyu class 10 nouns",
        "Kikuyu class 9 nouns",
        "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Kikuyu lemmas",
        "Kikuyu nouns",
        "Kikuyu terms borrowed from Swahili",
        "Kikuyu terms derived from Swahili",
        "Kikuyu terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Kikuyu terms with audio links"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "this road",
          "text": "barabara ĩno"
        },
        {
          "english": "these roads",
          "text": "barabara ici"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "road"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "road",
          "road"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bara"
        },
        {
          "word": "njĩra"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/βàɾàβàɾà(ꜜ)/"
    },
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      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "barabara"
}

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