"cukari" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /ɕùkàːɾìꜜ/
Etymology: Borrowed from Swahili sukari, from Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar), from Persian شکر (šakar), from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (škʿ /⁠šakar⁠/), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śarkarā, “ground or candied sugar, originally meaning grit, gravel”). Etymology templates: {{bor|ki|sw|sukari}} Swahili sukari, {{der|ki|ar|سُكَّر}} Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar), {{der|ki|fa|شکر|tr=šakar}} Persian شکر (šakar), {{der|ki|pal|𐭱𐭪𐭥|ts=šakar}} Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (škʿ /⁠šakar⁠/), {{der|ki|sa|शर्करा|t=ground or candied sugar, originally meaning grit, gravel}} Sanskrit शर्करा (śarkarā, “ground or candied sugar, originally meaning grit, gravel”) Head templates: {{ki-noun|14|-}} cukari class 14
  1. sugar Tags: class-14 Categories (topical): Condiments Synonyms: cukaari Related terms: kĩgwa

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      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "sw",
        "3": "sukari"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili sukari",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "سُكَّر"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "fa",
        "3": "شکر",
        "tr": "šakar"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian شکر (šakar)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "pal",
        "3": "𐭱𐭪𐭥",
        "ts": "šakar"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (škʿ /⁠šakar⁠/)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "शर्करा",
        "t": "ground or candied sugar, originally meaning grit, gravel"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit शर्करा (śarkarā, “ground or candied sugar, originally meaning grit, gravel”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Swahili sukari, from Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar), from Persian شکر (šakar), from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (škʿ /⁠šakar⁠/), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śarkarā, “ground or candied sugar, originally meaning grit, gravel”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "14",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "cukari class 14",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Automatic Inscriptional Pahlavi transliterations containing ambiguous characters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu links with redundant target parameters",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant target parameters",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Condiments",
          "orig": "ki:Condiments",
          "parents": [
            "Foods",
            "Eating",
            "Food and drink",
            "Human behaviour",
            "All topics",
            "Human",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "molasses, treacle",
          "text": "cukari wa nguru"
        },
        {
          "english": "diabetes",
          "text": "mũrimũ wa cukari"
        }
      ],
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        "sugar"
      ],
      "id": "en-cukari-ki-noun-zHZ~scbv",
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          "sugar"
        ]
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        {
          "word": "kĩgwa"
        }
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        {
          "word": "cukaari"
        }
      ],
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        "class-14"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕùkàːɾìꜜ/"
    }
  ],
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}
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      },
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      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "سُكَّر"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar)",
      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "fa",
        "3": "شکر",
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      },
      "expansion": "Persian شکر (šakar)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "pal",
        "3": "𐭱𐭪𐭥",
        "ts": "šakar"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (škʿ /⁠šakar⁠/)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "शर्करा",
        "t": "ground or candied sugar, originally meaning grit, gravel"
      },
      "expansion": "Sanskrit शर्करा (śarkarā, “ground or candied sugar, originally meaning grit, gravel”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Swahili sukari, from Arabic سُكَّر (sukkar), from Persian شکر (šakar), from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭪𐭥 (škʿ /⁠šakar⁠/), from Sanskrit शर्करा (śarkarā, “ground or candied sugar, originally meaning grit, gravel”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "14",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "cukari class 14",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "kĩgwa"
    }
  ],
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        "Automatic Inscriptional Pahlavi transliterations containing ambiguous characters",
        "Kikuyu class 14 nouns",
        "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Kikuyu lemmas",
        "Kikuyu links with redundant target parameters",
        "Kikuyu nouns",
        "Kikuyu terms borrowed from Swahili",
        "Kikuyu terms derived from Arabic",
        "Kikuyu terms derived from Middle Persian",
        "Kikuyu terms derived from Persian",
        "Kikuyu terms derived from Sanskrit",
        "Kikuyu terms derived from Swahili",
        "Kikuyu terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "ki:Condiments"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "molasses, treacle",
          "text": "cukari wa nguru"
        },
        {
          "english": "diabetes",
          "text": "mũrimũ wa cukari"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sugar"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sugar",
          "sugar"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-14"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕùkàːɾìꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "cukaari"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cukari"
}

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