"borithi" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /βɔ̀ɾíðì(ꜜ)/ Forms: 10 [canonical, class-10, class-9], borithi [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English police. Etymology templates: {{bor|ki|en|police}} English police Head templates: {{ki-noun|9/10|borithi}} borithi class 9/10 (plural borithi)
  1. police Tags: class-10, class-9 Synonyms: birithi Related terms: mũborithi [class-1]
    Sense id: en-borithi-ki-noun-E2b6xxFG Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "police"
      },
      "expansion": "English police",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English police.",
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      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "borithi",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9/10",
        "2": "borithi"
      },
      "expansion": "borithi class 9/10 (plural borithi)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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      ],
      "id": "en-borithi-ki-noun-E2b6xxFG",
      "links": [
        [
          "police",
          "police"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "tags": [
            "class-1"
          ],
          "word": "mũborithi"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "word": "birithi"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/βɔ̀ɾíðì(ꜜ)/"
    }
  ],
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}
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      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "police"
      },
      "expansion": "English police",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English police.",
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    {
      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "borithi",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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        "1": "9/10",
        "2": "borithi"
      },
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      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "class-1"
      ],
      "word": "mũborithi"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Kikuyu class 10 nouns",
        "Kikuyu class 9 nouns",
        "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Kikuyu lemmas",
        "Kikuyu nouns",
        "Kikuyu terms borrowed from English",
        "Kikuyu terms derived from English",
        "Kikuyu terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "police"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "police",
          "police"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "birithi"
        }
      ],
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        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/βɔ̀ɾíðì(ꜜ)/"
    }
  ],
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}

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