"kĩrĩma" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /kèɾèmà(ꜜ)/, /kèɾèmá/ [Kiambu] Forms: irĩma [plural]
Etymology: Hinde (1904) records kirima as an equivalent of English hill and mountain in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba kiima (“hill, mountain”) and “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba nikima (“hill”) and kilima kinene (“mountain”), and Swahili kilima (“hill”) (pl. vilima) and mlima (“mountain”) (pl. milima) as its equivalents. Etymology templates: {{cog|kam|kĩĩma|kiima|hill, mountain}} Kamba kiima (“hill, mountain”), {{cog|sw|kilima||hill}} Swahili kilima (“hill”) Head templates: {{ki-noun|7}} kĩrĩma class 7 (plural irĩma)
  1. hill, mountain Tags: class-7 Categories (place): Landforms Related terms: karĩma [class-12], mũrĩma [class-3]
    Sense id: en-kĩrĩma-ki-noun-0bBTfiCP Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header

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

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        "3": "",
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  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records kirima as an equivalent of English hill and mountain in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba kiima (“hill, mountain”) and “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba nikima (“hill”) and kilima kinene (“mountain”), and Swahili kilima (“hill”) (pl. vilima) and mlima (“mountain”) (pl. milima) as its equivalents.",
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        },
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        }
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      "ipa": "/kèɾèmà(ꜜ)/"
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    }
  ],
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      "word": "karĩma"
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      "word": "mũrĩma"
    }
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      "tags": [
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