"cokia" meaning in Kikuyu

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Verb

IPA: /ɕɔːkia/ Forms: gũcokia [infinitive]
Etymology: Causative form of gũcoka. Hinde (1904) records kushokia as an equivalent of English return (give back) in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba kusokia as its equivalent. Etymology templates: {{cog|kam|kusokia}} Kamba kusokia Head templates: {{head|ki|verb|infinitive|gũcokia}} cokia (infinitive gũcokia)
  1. to give back, to put back
    Sense id: en-cokia-ki-verb-iybmpKnz
  2. to reply, to answer
    Sense id: en-cokia-ki-verb-1~XQNIe- Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: macokio [class-6]
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  "derived": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "class-6"
      ],
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "kusokia"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba kusokia",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Causative form of gũcoka.\nHinde (1904) records kushokia as an equivalent of English return (give back) in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba kusokia as its equivalent.",
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    {
      "form": "gũcokia",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
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        "1": "ki",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "gũcokia"
      },
      "expansion": "cokia (infinitive gũcokia)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to give back, to put back"
      ],
      "id": "en-cokia-ki-verb-iybmpKnz",
      "links": [
        [
          "give back",
          "give back"
        ],
        [
          "put back",
          "put back"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "34 66",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "42 58",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 69",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to reply, to answer"
      ],
      "id": "en-cokia-ki-verb-1~XQNIe-",
      "links": [
        [
          "reply",
          "reply"
        ],
        [
          "answer",
          "answer"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕɔːkia/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cokia"
}
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    "Kikuyu lemmas",
    "Kikuyu verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "class-6"
      ],
      "word": "macokio"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "kusokia"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba kusokia",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Causative form of gũcoka.\nHinde (1904) records kushokia as an equivalent of English return (give back) in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba kusokia as its equivalent.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "gũcokia",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "verb",
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      "name": "head"
    }
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  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to give back, to put back"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "give back",
          "give back"
        ],
        [
          "put back",
          "put back"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to reply, to answer"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "reply",
          "reply"
        ],
        [
          "answer",
          "answer"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕɔːkia/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cokia"
}

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