"kĩgera" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /kèɣɛ̀ɾà(ꜜ)/ Forms: igera [plural]
Etymology: Derived from kũgera (“to count, to measure”). Etymology templates: {{m|ki|gera|kũgera|to count, to measure}} kũgera (“to count, to measure”) Head templates: {{ki-noun|7}} kĩgera class 7 (plural igera)
  1. iron Tags: class-7
    Sense id: en-kĩgera-ki-noun-BOnA24fn Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. metal Tags: class-7 Categories (topical): Metals
    Sense id: en-kĩgera-ki-noun-A-yrZpui Disambiguation of Metals: 14 86 Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: betha, rũbũa, gĩcango, cuma, gĩkama, ngocorai, thahabu, rũthuku

Download JSON data for kĩgera meaning in Kikuyu (1.7kB)

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        "4": "to count, to measure"
      },
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      "name": "m"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Derived from kũgera (“to count, to measure”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "igera",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "word": "betha"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "rũbũa"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "gĩcango"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "gĩkama"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ngocorai"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "thahabu"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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          "_dis": "14 86",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Metals",
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          "parents": [
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            "Metallurgy",
            "Chemistry",
            "Nature",
            "Technology",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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          "metal"
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/kèɣɛ̀ɾà(ꜜ)/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kĩgera"
}
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    "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
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    "Kikuyu nouns",
    "Kikuyu terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "ki:Metals"
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      "name": "m"
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "betha"
    },
    {
      "word": "rũbũa"
    },
    {
      "word": "gĩcango"
    },
    {
      "word": "cuma"
    },
    {
      "word": "gĩkama"
    },
    {
      "word": "ngocorai"
    },
    {
      "word": "thahabu"
    },
    {
      "word": "rũthuku"
    }
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        "iron"
      ],
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        [
          "iron",
          "iron"
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      ],
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        "class-7"
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
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        [
          "metal",
          "metal"
        ]
      ],
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        "class-7"
      ]
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    }
  ],
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}

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