"ikara" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /ìkàɾáꜜ/ Forms: makara [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *ìkádà. Hinde (1904) records makarra as an equivalent of English charcoal in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba makaa and Swahili makaa ya miti as its equivalent. Etymology templates: {{inh|ki|bnt-pro|*ìkádà}} Proto-Bantu *ìkádà, {{cog|kam|ĩkaa|makaa}} Kamba makaa, {{cog|sw|makaa ya miti}} Swahili makaa ya miti Head templates: {{ki-noun|5}} ikara class 5 (plural makara)
  1. (chiefly in plural) charcoal Tags: class-5, plural
    Sense id: en-ikara-ki-noun-pbP1AB45 Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 31 19 24 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 18 24 27
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Forms: gũikara [infinitive]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *-jìkada, extensive form of *-jìka. Etymology templates: {{inh|ki|bnt-pro|*-jìkada}} Proto-Bantu *-jìkada Head templates: {{head|ki|verb|infinitive|gũikara}} ikara (infinitive gũikara)
  1. to sit
    Sense id: en-ikara-ki-verb-XSeCVgAL Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 31 19 24 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 18 24 27
  2. to stay, to remain
    Sense id: en-ikara-ki-verb-ceeBAscj Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 31 19 24 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 18 24 27
  3. to dwell Related terms (to dwell): gũtũũra
    Sense id: en-ikara-ki-verb-TI63u5y3 Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 22 12 20 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 31 19 24 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 31 18 24 27 Disambiguation of 'to dwell': 0 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mũikari [class-1], njikarĩro [class-10, class-9]
Etymology number: 2
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