"kĩgunyũ" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /kèɣùɲǒ/ Forms: igunyũ [plural]
Etymology: Hinde (1904) records kunyu and kigunyu as equivalents of English caterpillar in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu. Head templates: {{ki-noun|7}} kĩgunyũ class 7 (plural igunyũ)
  1. caterpillar Tags: class-7 Categories (lifeform): Baby animals, Insects Related terms (caterpillar): kĩgunyarĩrĩ
    Sense id: en-kĩgunyũ-ki-noun-uv~fN6pd Disambiguation of Baby animals: 72 28 Disambiguation of Insects: 74 26 Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 65 35 Disambiguation of 'caterpillar': 93 7
  2. maggot Tags: class-7
    Sense id: en-kĩgunyũ-ki-noun-Xw1JTmX6 Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: mũnyongoro
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  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records kunyu and kigunyu as equivalents of English caterpillar in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "igunyũ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "7"
      },
      "expansion": "kĩgunyũ class 7 (plural igunyũ)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mũnyongoro"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "55 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "56 44",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "65 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "72 28",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Baby animals",
          "orig": "ki:Baby animals",
          "parents": [
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "74 26",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Insects",
          "orig": "ki:Insects",
          "parents": [
            "Arthropods",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "caterpillar"
      ],
      "id": "en-kĩgunyũ-ki-noun-uv~fN6pd",
      "links": [
        [
          "caterpillar",
          "caterpillar"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "_dis1": "93 7",
          "sense": "caterpillar",
          "word": "kĩgunyarĩrĩ"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-7"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "55 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "maggot"
      ],
      "id": "en-kĩgunyũ-ki-noun-Xw1JTmX6",
      "links": [
        [
          "maggot",
          "maggot"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-7"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kèɣùɲǒ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kĩgunyũ"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Kikuyu class 7 nouns",
    "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
    "Kikuyu lemmas",
    "Kikuyu nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ki:Baby animals",
    "ki:Insects"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records kunyu and kigunyu as equivalents of English caterpillar in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "igunyũ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "7"
      },
      "expansion": "kĩgunyũ class 7 (plural igunyũ)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "mũnyongoro"
    },
    {
      "sense": "caterpillar",
      "word": "kĩgunyarĩrĩ"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "caterpillar"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "caterpillar",
          "caterpillar"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-7"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "maggot"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "maggot",
          "maggot"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-7"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kèɣùɲǒ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kĩgunyũ"
}

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