"kahũa" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /kàhó(w)áꜜ/
Etymology: Borrowed from Swahili kahawa, ultimately from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa). Etymology templates: {{bor|ki|sw|kahawa}} Swahili kahawa, {{der|ki|ar|قَهْوَة}} Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa) Head templates: {{ki-noun|12|-}} kahũa class 12
  1. coffee, including the plant (Coffea arabica) Tags: class-12 Categories (topical): Beverages Categories (lifeform): Madder family plants Synonyms: kahua
    Sense id: en-kahũa-ki-noun-bZNkiA6c Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for kahũa meaning in Kikuyu (1.5kB)

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "sw",
        "3": "kahawa"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili kahawa",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "قَهْوَة"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Swahili kahawa, ultimately from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "12",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "kahũa class 12",
      "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": "Beverages",
          "orig": "ki:Beverages",
          "parents": [
            "Drinking",
            "Food and drink",
            "Liquids",
            "Human behaviour",
            "All topics",
            "Matter",
            "Human",
            "Fundamental",
            "Chemistry",
            "Nature",
            "Sciences"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Madder family plants",
          "orig": "ki:Madder family plants",
          "parents": [
            "Gentianales order plants",
            "Shrubs",
            "Plants",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "coffee estate",
          "text": "mũgũnda wa kahũa",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "coffee, including the plant (Coffea arabica)"
      ],
      "id": "en-kahũa-ki-noun-bZNkiA6c",
      "links": [
        [
          "coffee",
          "coffee"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "kahua"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-12"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kàhó(w)áꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kahũa"
}
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "sw",
        "3": "kahawa"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili kahawa",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "قَهْوَة"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Swahili kahawa, ultimately from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "12",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "kahũa class 12",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)",
        "Kikuyu class 12 nouns",
        "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Kikuyu lemmas",
        "Kikuyu nouns",
        "Kikuyu terms borrowed from Swahili",
        "Kikuyu terms derived from Arabic",
        "Kikuyu terms derived from Swahili",
        "Kikuyu terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Kikuyu terms with usage examples",
        "ki:Beverages",
        "ki:Madder family plants"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "coffee estate",
          "text": "mũgũnda wa kahũa",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "coffee, including the plant (Coffea arabica)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "coffee",
          "coffee"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-12"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kàhó(w)áꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "kahua"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kahũa"
}

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