"higo" meaning in Kikuyu

See higo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /hìɣɔ́ꜜ/ Forms: 10 [canonical, class-10, class-9], higo [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *mpígò. Hinde (1904) records higo as an equivalent of English kidney in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Swahili figo etc. as its equivalents. Etymology templates: {{inh|ki|bnt-pro|*mpígò}} Proto-Bantu *mpígò, {{cog|sw|figo}} Swahili figo Head templates: {{ki-noun|9/10|higo}} higo class 9/10 (plural higo)
  1. kidney Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-higo-ki-noun-HfH8w8ta Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*mpígò"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *mpígò",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "figo"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili figo",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *mpígò. Hinde (1904) records higo as an equivalent of English kidney in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Swahili figo etc. as its equivalents.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "higo",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9/10",
        "2": "higo"
      },
      "expansion": "higo class 9/10 (plural higo)",
      "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"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 4 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Anatomy",
          "orig": "ki:Anatomy",
          "parents": [
            "Biology",
            "Medicine",
            "Sciences",
            "Healthcare",
            "All topics",
            "Health",
            "Fundamental",
            "Body"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "kidney"
      ],
      "id": "en-higo-ki-noun-HfH8w8ta",
      "links": [
        [
          "kidney",
          "kidney"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hìɣɔ́ꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "higo"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*mpígò"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *mpígò",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "figo"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili figo",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *mpígò. Hinde (1904) records higo as an equivalent of English kidney in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Swahili figo etc. as its equivalents.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "higo",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9/10",
        "2": "higo"
      },
      "expansion": "higo class 9/10 (plural higo)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "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 derived from Proto-Bantu",
        "Kikuyu terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "ki:Anatomy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "kidney"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "kidney",
          "kidney"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hìɣɔ́ꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "higo"
}

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