"kĩimba" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /kèì.ᵐbáꜜ/ Forms: ciimba [plural]
Etymology: From kũimba (“to swell”). Head templates: {{ki-noun|7|ciimba}} kĩimba class 7 (plural ciimba)
  1. corpse, dead body Tags: class-7 Categories (topical): Death Related terms: mwĩrĩ, mũkuũ
    Sense id: en-kĩimba-ki-noun-gv9lWh~6 Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header

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{
  "etymology_text": "From kũimba (“to swell”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ciimba",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "7",
        "2": "ciimba"
      },
      "expansion": "kĩimba class 7 (plural ciimba)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Death",
          "orig": "ki:Death",
          "parents": [
            "Body",
            "Life",
            "Human",
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "corpse, dead body"
      ],
      "id": "en-kĩimba-ki-noun-gv9lWh~6",
      "links": [
        [
          "corpse",
          "corpse"
        ],
        [
          "dead",
          "dead"
        ],
        [
          "body",
          "body"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "mwĩrĩ"
        },
        {
          "word": "mũkuũ"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-7"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kèì.ᵐbáꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kĩimba"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "From kũimba (“to swell”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ciimba",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "7",
        "2": "ciimba"
      },
      "expansion": "kĩimba class 7 (plural ciimba)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "mwĩrĩ"
    },
    {
      "word": "mũkuũ"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Kikuyu class 7 nouns",
        "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Kikuyu lemmas",
        "Kikuyu nouns",
        "Kikuyu terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "ki:Death"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "corpse, dead body"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "corpse",
          "corpse"
        ],
        [
          "dead",
          "dead"
        ],
        [
          "body",
          "body"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-7"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kèì.ᵐbáꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kĩimba"
}

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