"iheeni" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /ìhɛ̀ːní/ Forms: maheeni [plural]
Etymology: From kũheenia (“to tell a lie”). Etymology templates: {{m|ki|heenia|kũheenia|to tell a lie}} kũheenia (“to tell a lie”) Head templates: {{ki-noun|5}} iheeni class 5 (plural maheeni)
  1. lie, untruth, falsehood Tags: class-5
    Sense id: en-iheeni-ki-noun-j2vInLN1 Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 71 29
  2. trick, deception Tags: class-5
    Sense id: en-iheeni-ki-noun-QIGIjibi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: maheeni ti ũrogi Related terms: mũheenania [class-1]

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "maheeni ti ũrogi"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "heenia",
        "3": "kũheenia",
        "4": "to tell a lie"
      },
      "expansion": "kũheenia (“to tell a lie”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From kũheenia (“to tell a lie”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "maheeni",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "5"
      },
      "expansion": "iheeni class 5 (plural maheeni)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "tags": [
        "class-1"
      ],
      "word": "mũheenania"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "71 29",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "lie, untruth, falsehood"
      ],
      "id": "en-iheeni-ki-noun-j2vInLN1",
      "links": [
        [
          "lie",
          "lie"
        ],
        [
          "untruth",
          "untruth"
        ],
        [
          "falsehood",
          "falsehood"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "trick, deception"
      ],
      "id": "en-iheeni-ki-noun-QIGIjibi",
      "links": [
        [
          "trick",
          "trick"
        ],
        [
          "deception",
          "deception"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ìhɛ̀ːní/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "iheeni"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Kikuyu class 5 nouns",
    "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
    "Kikuyu lemmas",
    "Kikuyu nouns",
    "Kikuyu terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "maheeni ti ũrogi"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "heenia",
        "3": "kũheenia",
        "4": "to tell a lie"
      },
      "expansion": "kũheenia (“to tell a lie”)",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From kũheenia (“to tell a lie”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "maheeni",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "5"
      },
      "expansion": "iheeni class 5 (plural maheeni)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "class-1"
      ],
      "word": "mũheenania"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "lie, untruth, falsehood"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "lie",
          "lie"
        ],
        [
          "untruth",
          "untruth"
        ],
        [
          "falsehood",
          "falsehood"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-5"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "trick, deception"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "trick",
          "trick"
        ],
        [
          "deception",
          "deception"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ìhɛ̀ːní/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "iheeni"
}

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