"kĩĩruru" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /keèɾúɾǔꜜ/, /keèɾúɾúꜜ/ [Kiambu] Forms: ciĩruru [plural]
Etymology: From kũrura (“to be green”). Hinde (1904) records kirruru as an equivalent of English shadow in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba kyu as its equivalent. Etymology templates: {{m|ki|rura|kũrura|to be green}} kũrura (“to be green”), {{m|en|shadow}} shadow, {{cog|kam|kyu}} Kamba kyu Head templates: {{ki-noun|7|ciĩruru}} kĩĩruru class 7 (plural ciĩruru)
  1. shadow; traditionally regarded as a place where one's own spirit sits during his or her life Tags: class-7 Related terms (shadow): ngoma
    Sense id: en-kĩĩruru-ki-noun-yHG9x3Jt Disambiguation of 'shadow': 87 13
  2. shade Tags: class-7 Related terms (shade): kĩĩgunyĩ
    Sense id: en-kĩĩruru-ki-noun-4C1~yoUq Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of 'shade': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: kĩruru

Download JSON data for kĩĩruru meaning in Kikuyu (1.6kB)

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        "4": "to be green"
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      "name": "m"
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      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Kamba kyu",
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  "etymology_text": "From kũrura (“to be green”).\nHinde (1904) records kirruru as an equivalent of English shadow in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba kyu as its equivalent.",
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        "plural"
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  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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          "_dis1": "87 13",
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          "word": "kĩĩgunyĩ"
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    {
      "ipa": "/keèɾúɾǔꜜ/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/keèɾúɾúꜜ/",
      "tags": [
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    "Kikuyu lemmas",
    "Kikuyu nouns",
    "Kikuyu terms with IPA pronunciation"
  ],
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      "name": "m"
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    {
      "args": {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
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      "args": {
        "1": "7",
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  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "sense": "shadow",
      "word": "ngoma"
    },
    {
      "sense": "shade",
      "word": "kĩĩgunyĩ"
    }
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        "shadow; traditionally regarded as a place where one's own spirit sits during his or her life"
      ],
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          "shadow",
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        ],
        [
          "spirit",
          "spirit"
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      "tags": [
        "class-7"
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      "glosses": [
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        [
          "shade",
          "shade"
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-7"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/keèɾúɾǔꜜ/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/keèɾúɾúꜜ/",
      "tags": [
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    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "kĩruru"
    }
  ],
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}

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