"hũngũ" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /hòᵑɡó/ Forms: 10 [canonical, class-10, class-9], hũngũ [plural]
Etymology: Hinde (1904) records hungu as an equivalent of English kite in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba mbuungu as its equivalent. Etymology templates: {{cog|kam|mbuungu}} Kamba mbuungu Head templates: {{ki-noun|9/10|hũngũ}} hũngũ class 9/10 (plural hũngũ)
  1. certain species of bird of prey
    kite
    Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (lifeform): Birds of prey
    Sense id: en-hũngũ-ki-noun-i08VS4i4 Disambiguation of Birds of prey: 33 33 33 Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33
  2. certain species of bird of prey
    hawk
    Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (lifeform): Birds of prey
    Sense id: en-hũngũ-ki-noun-ddUMcy5c Disambiguation of Birds of prey: 33 33 33 Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33
  3. certain species of bird of prey
    vulture
    Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (lifeform): Birds of prey Related terms (vulture): nderi
    Sense id: en-hũngũ-ki-noun-0MJKl6XG Disambiguation of Birds of prey: 33 33 33 Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of 'vulture': 8 8 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hũngũ ĩgĩthiĩ igũrũ ndĩatigire thĩ kũrĩ kwega
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "hũngũ ĩgĩthiĩ igũrũ ndĩatigire thĩ kũrĩ kwega"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "mbuungu"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba mbuungu",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records hungu as an equivalent of English kite in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba mbuungu as its equivalent.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hũngũ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9/10",
        "2": "hũngũ"
      },
      "expansion": "hũngũ class 9/10 (plural hũngũ)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Birds of prey",
          "orig": "ki:Birds of prey",
          "parents": [
            "Birds",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "certain species of bird of prey",
        "kite"
      ],
      "id": "en-hũngũ-ki-noun-i08VS4i4",
      "links": [
        [
          "bird of prey",
          "bird of prey"
        ],
        [
          "kite",
          "kite"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
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          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
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          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Birds of prey",
          "orig": "ki:Birds of prey",
          "parents": [
            "Birds",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "certain species of bird of prey",
        "hawk"
      ],
      "id": "en-hũngũ-ki-noun-ddUMcy5c",
      "links": [
        [
          "bird of prey",
          "bird of prey"
        ],
        [
          "hawk",
          "hawk"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Birds of prey",
          "orig": "ki:Birds of prey",
          "parents": [
            "Birds",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "certain species of bird of prey",
        "vulture"
      ],
      "id": "en-hũngũ-ki-noun-0MJKl6XG",
      "links": [
        [
          "bird of prey",
          "bird of prey"
        ],
        [
          "vulture",
          "vulture"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "_dis1": "8 8 83",
          "sense": "vulture",
          "word": "nderi"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hòᵑɡó/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hũngũ"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Kikuyu class 10 nouns",
    "Kikuyu class 9 nouns",
    "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
    "Kikuyu lemmas",
    "Kikuyu nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "ki:Birds of prey"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "hũngũ ĩgĩthiĩ igũrũ ndĩatigire thĩ kũrĩ kwega"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "mbuungu"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba mbuungu",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records hungu as an equivalent of English kite in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba mbuungu as its equivalent.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hũngũ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9/10",
        "2": "hũngũ"
      },
      "expansion": "hũngũ class 9/10 (plural hũngũ)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "sense": "vulture",
      "word": "nderi"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "certain species of bird of prey",
        "kite"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bird of prey",
          "bird of prey"
        ],
        [
          "kite",
          "kite"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "certain species of bird of prey",
        "hawk"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bird of prey",
          "bird of prey"
        ],
        [
          "hawk",
          "hawk"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "certain species of bird of prey",
        "vulture"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bird of prey",
          "bird of prey"
        ],
        [
          "vulture",
          "vulture"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hòᵑɡó/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hũngũ"
}

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