"irũa" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /ìɾò(w)à(ꜜ)/ Forms: marũa [plural], karũa [diminutive]
Etymology: Cf. Swahili barua Etymology templates: {{cog|sw|barua}} Swahili barua Head templates: {{ki-noun|5}} irũa class 5 (plural marũa)
  1. piece of paper, sheet of paper Tags: class-5
    Sense id: en-irũa-ki-noun-18fJjYxV Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 99 1
  2. letter Tags: class-5
    Sense id: en-irũa-ki-noun--AEF76tt

Download JSON data for irũa meaning in Kikuyu (0.9kB)

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    },
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    }
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    {
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      ]
    }
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