"hiti" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /hìtí/ Forms: 10 [canonical, class-10, class-9], hiti [plural]
Etymology: Hinde (1904) records hiti as an equivalent of English hyæna in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba mbiti and Swahili fisi together with pisi as its equivalents. Etymology templates: {{cog|kam|mbiti}} Kamba mbiti, {{cog|sw|fisi}} Swahili fisi Head templates: {{ki-noun|9/10|hiti}} hiti class 9/10 (plural hiti)
  1. hyena, especially spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (lifeform): Carnivores Derived forms: gũthekererwo nĩ andũ ti kũrĩrĩrwo nĩ hiti, hiti ciathiĩ mbwe ciegangara, mĩcingũ ĩĩrĩ yuunaga hiti kũgũrũ, mũragwo tũhũ ndaregagwo nĩ hiti, ngatia ciathiĩ hiti cĩeragara, tũtikũhe hiti kerĩ
    Sense id: en-hiti-ki-noun-Xjq39mTa Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "mbiti"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba mbiti",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "fisi"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili fisi",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records hiti as an equivalent of English hyæna in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba mbiti and Swahili fisi together with pisi as its equivalents.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hiti",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9/10",
        "2": "hiti"
      },
      "expansion": "hiti class 9/10 (plural hiti)",
      "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": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Carnivores",
          "orig": "ki:Carnivores",
          "parents": [
            "Mammals",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "gũthekererwo nĩ andũ ti kũrĩrĩrwo nĩ hiti"
        },
        {
          "word": "hiti ciathiĩ mbwe ciegangara"
        },
        {
          "word": "mĩcingũ ĩĩrĩ yuunaga hiti kũgũrũ"
        },
        {
          "word": "mũragwo tũhũ ndaregagwo nĩ hiti"
        },
        {
          "word": "ngatia ciathiĩ hiti cĩeragara"
        },
        {
          "word": "tũtikũhe hiti kerĩ"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hyena, especially spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta)"
      ],
      "id": "en-hiti-ki-noun-Xjq39mTa",
      "links": [
        [
          "hyena",
          "hyena"
        ],
        [
          "spotted hyena",
          "spotted hyena"
        ],
        [
          "Crocuta crocuta",
          "Crocuta crocuta#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hìtí/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hiti"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "gũthekererwo nĩ andũ ti kũrĩrĩrwo nĩ hiti"
    },
    {
      "word": "hiti ciathiĩ mbwe ciegangara"
    },
    {
      "word": "mĩcingũ ĩĩrĩ yuunaga hiti kũgũrũ"
    },
    {
      "word": "mũragwo tũhũ ndaregagwo nĩ hiti"
    },
    {
      "word": "ngatia ciathiĩ hiti cĩeragara"
    },
    {
      "word": "tũtikũhe hiti kerĩ"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "mbiti"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba mbiti",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "fisi"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili fisi",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records hiti as an equivalent of English hyæna in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba mbiti and Swahili fisi together with pisi as its equivalents.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hiti",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9/10",
        "2": "hiti"
      },
      "expansion": "hiti class 9/10 (plural hiti)",
      "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",
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "ki:Carnivores"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hyena, especially spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hyena",
          "hyena"
        ],
        [
          "spotted hyena",
          "spotted hyena"
        ],
        [
          "Crocuta crocuta",
          "Crocuta crocuta#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hìtí/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hiti"
}

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