"ira" meaning in Kikuyu

See ira in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /iɾa/ Forms: kũira [infinitive]
Head templates: {{head|ki|verb|infinitive|kũira}} ira (infinitive kũira)
  1. to be black, to turn black Derived forms: mũiri [class-3], Kamau mwerũ nĩ airaga Related terms: -irũ
    Sense id: en-ira-ki-verb-vKV-lUla
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /iɾa/ Forms: kũira [infinitive]
Head templates: {{head|ki|verb|infinitive|kũira}} ira (infinitive kũira)
  1. to feel stinted of
    Sense id: en-ira-ki-verb-4gAPEGHY Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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        "infinitive"
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  "head_templates": [
    {
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "derived": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "class-3"
          ],
          "word": "mũiri"
        },
        {
          "word": "Kamau mwerũ nĩ airaga"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be black, to turn black"
      ],
      "id": "en-ira-ki-verb-vKV-lUla",
      "links": [
        [
          "black",
          "black"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "-irũ"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/iɾa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ira"
}

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      ]
    }
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      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
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  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "34 66",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to feel stinted of"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/iɾa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ira"
}
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    "Kikuyu lemmas",
    "Kikuyu verbs",
    "Pages with 26 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "yo:Animals",
    "yo:Plants"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "class-3"
      ],
      "word": "mũiri"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kamau mwerũ nĩ airaga"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
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    {
      "form": "kũira",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "ki",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
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      },
      "expansion": "ira (infinitive kũira)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "-irũ"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to be black, to turn black"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "black",
          "black"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/iɾa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ira"
}

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    "Kikuyu lemmas",
    "Kikuyu verbs",
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    "Pages with entries",
    "yo:Animals",
    "yo:Plants"
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  "etymology_number": 2,
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      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "ki",
        "2": "verb",
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      },
      "expansion": "ira (infinitive kũira)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to feel stinted of"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "stinted",
          "stinted"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/iɾa/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ira"
}

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