"kĩboko" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /kèβɔ̀kɔ̌/, /kèβɔ̀kɔ́/ [Nyeri] Forms: iboko [plural]
Etymology: From Swahili kiboko (“hippopotamus”). Etymology templates: {{bor|ki|sw|kiboko||hippopotamus}} Swahili kiboko (“hippopotamus”) Head templates: {{ki-noun|7}} kĩboko class 7 (plural iboko)
  1. sjambok (a leather whip, especially made of hippopotamus' or rhinoceros' hide) Tags: class-7 Related terms: mũcarica
    Sense id: en-kĩboko-ki-noun-gWn9XlU8 Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header

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        "4": "",
        "5": "hippopotamus"
      },
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      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Swahili kiboko (“hippopotamus”).",
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      "form": "iboko",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
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        ],
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          "leather#English"
        ],
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          "whip",
          "whip#English"
        ],
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        ],
        [
          "rhinoceros'",
          "rhinoceros#English"
        ],
        [
          "hide",
          "hide#English"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "mũcarica"
        }
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/kèβɔ̀kɔ̌/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kèβɔ̀kɔ́/",
      "tags": [
        "Nyeri"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kĩboko"
}
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        "4": "",
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      },
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      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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      },
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "mũcarica"
    }
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        "Kikuyu nouns",
        "Kikuyu terms borrowed from Swahili",
        "Kikuyu terms derived from Swahili",
        "Kikuyu terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
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        "sjambok (a leather whip, especially made of hippopotamus' or rhinoceros' hide)"
      ],
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        ],
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          "leather",
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        ],
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        ],
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          "hippopotamus'",
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        ],
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          "rhinoceros'",
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        ],
        [
          "hide",
          "hide#English"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/kèβɔ̀kɔ̌/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kèβɔ̀kɔ́/",
      "tags": [
        "Nyeri"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kĩboko"
}

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