"ihiga" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /ìhìɣáꜜ/ Forms: mahiga [plural]
Etymology: Hinde (1904) records ihiga (pl. mahiga) as an equivalent of English stone in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba ibia (pl. mavia) as its equivalent. Etymology templates: {{m|en|stone}} stone, {{cog|kam|ĩvia|ibia}} Kamba ibia, {{m|kam|mavia}} mavia Head templates: {{ki-noun|5}} ihiga class 5 (plural mahiga)
  1. stone Tags: class-5 Related terms: ngomongo, nyaigĩ, nyanjara
    Sense id: en-ihiga-ki-noun-3D1Q2o2s Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "stone"
      },
      "expansion": "stone",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "ĩvia",
        "3": "ibia"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba ibia",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "mavia"
      },
      "expansion": "mavia",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records ihiga (pl. mahiga) as an equivalent of English stone in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba ibia (pl. mavia) as its equivalent.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mahiga",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "5"
      },
      "expansion": "ihiga class 5 (plural mahiga)",
      "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"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He who fails to dance the jumping warrior dance says that there are stones on the field.",
          "text": "Mũremwo nĩ ndũũgo oigaga nja ĩrĩ mahiga."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "stone"
      ],
      "id": "en-ihiga-ki-noun-3D1Q2o2s",
      "links": [
        [
          "stone",
          "stone"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "ngomongo"
        },
        {
          "word": "nyaigĩ"
        },
        {
          "word": "nyanjara"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ìhìɣáꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ihiga"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "stone"
      },
      "expansion": "stone",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "ĩvia",
        "3": "ibia"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba ibia",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "mavia"
      },
      "expansion": "mavia",
      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records ihiga (pl. mahiga) as an equivalent of English stone in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba ibia (pl. mavia) as its equivalent.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mahiga",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "5"
      },
      "expansion": "ihiga class 5 (plural mahiga)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "ngomongo"
    },
    {
      "word": "nyaigĩ"
    },
    {
      "word": "nyanjara"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Kikuyu class 5 nouns",
        "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Kikuyu lemmas",
        "Kikuyu nouns",
        "Kikuyu terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He who fails to dance the jumping warrior dance says that there are stones on the field.",
          "text": "Mũremwo nĩ ndũũgo oigaga nja ĩrĩ mahiga."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "stone"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stone",
          "stone"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ìhìɣáꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ihiga"
}

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