"kĩara" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /keàɾàꜜ/ Forms: ciara [plural]
Etymology: From a verb kwara. Head templates: {{ki-noun|7|ciara}} kĩara class 7 (plural ciara)
  1. dunghill, midden, compost pit Tags: class-7 Categories (topical): Body parts Related terms: mborera
    Sense id: en-kĩara-ki-noun-ThOopGEj Disambiguation of Body parts: 94 6 Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /keàɾáꜜ/ Forms: ciara [plural], kaara [diminutive]
Etymology: From a verb kwara. Hinde (1904) records kiarra as an equivalent of English finger in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu. Head templates: {{ki-noun|7}} kĩara class 7 (plural ciara)
  1. finger Tags: class-7 Holonyms (guoko): njara Meronyms: rwara Derived forms: kĩara kĩmwe gĩtiũragaga ndaa
    Sense id: en-kĩara-ki-noun-QAsYHIeE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_text": "From a verb kwara.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ciara",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "7",
        "2": "ciara"
      },
      "expansion": "kĩara class 7 (plural ciara)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "86 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "83 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "91 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "94 6",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Body parts",
          "orig": "ki:Body parts",
          "parents": [
            "Body",
            "Anatomy",
            "All topics",
            "Biology",
            "Medicine",
            "Fundamental",
            "Sciences",
            "Healthcare",
            "Health"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dunghill, midden, compost pit"
      ],
      "id": "en-kĩara-ki-noun-ThOopGEj",
      "links": [
        [
          "dunghill",
          "dunghill"
        ],
        [
          "midden",
          "midden"
        ],
        [
          "compost",
          "compost"
        ],
        [
          "pit",
          "pit"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "mborera"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-7"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/keàɾàꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kĩara"
}

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  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_text": "From a verb kwara.\nHinde (1904) records kiarra as an equivalent of English finger in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ciara",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kaara",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "7"
      },
      "expansion": "kĩara class 7 (plural ciara)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "kĩara kĩmwe gĩtiũragaga ndaa"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "finger"
      ],
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        {
          "sense": "guoko",
          "word": "njara"
        }
      ],
      "id": "en-kĩara-ki-noun-QAsYHIeE",
      "links": [
        [
          "finger",
          "finger"
        ]
      ],
      "meronyms": [
        {
          "word": "rwara"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-7"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/keàɾáꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kĩara"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Kikuyu class 7 nouns",
    "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
    "Kikuyu lemmas",
    "Kikuyu nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ki:Body parts"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_text": "From a verb kwara.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ciara",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "7",
        "2": "ciara"
      },
      "expansion": "kĩara class 7 (plural ciara)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "mborera"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "dunghill, midden, compost pit"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dunghill",
          "dunghill"
        ],
        [
          "midden",
          "midden"
        ],
        [
          "compost",
          "compost"
        ],
        [
          "pit",
          "pit"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-7"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/keàɾàꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kĩara"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Kikuyu class 7 nouns",
    "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
    "Kikuyu lemmas",
    "Kikuyu nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ki:Body parts"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "kĩara kĩmwe gĩtiũragaga ndaa"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_text": "From a verb kwara.\nHinde (1904) records kiarra as an equivalent of English finger in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ciara",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kaara",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "7"
      },
      "expansion": "kĩara class 7 (plural ciara)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "holonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "guoko",
      "word": "njara"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "meronyms": [
    {
      "word": "rwara"
    }
  ],
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "finger"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "finger",
          "finger"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-7"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/keàɾáꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kĩara"
}

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