"kanua" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /kànùà(ꜜ)/ Audio: LL-Q33587 (kik)-Samuel Waina (WikiLucas00)-kanua.wav Forms: tũnua [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *kànʊ̀à. Etymology templates: {{inh|ki|bnt-pro|*kànʊ̀à}} Proto-Bantu *kànʊ̀à Head templates: {{ki-noun|12}} kanua class 12 (plural tũnua)
  1. mouth Tags: class-12 Categories (topical): Face Meronyms: igego, rũrĩmĩ, kĩromo Related terms: ikai, mũmero, mũromo
    Sense id: en-kanua-ki-noun-TPNc-HQ1 Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Derived forms: gũtema na kanua ti gũtema na rũhiũ, iri kanua iri o nda, irĩ kanua itirĩ nda, kanua karĩ mata gatiagaga wa kuuga, kanua karĩa karĩire mbeũ noko koragia 'ngahanda kĩ?', kanua kendagia kĩongo, kanua kene gatinyuaga muma, kanua nĩ ikahũ, kanua njero, na mucii ndukomeka ni heho, kanua werĩire, kanyamũ koru karoragwo na kanua, mĩano ndĩtukanagio no kanua, njĩra nguhĩ no ya kanua
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        "1": "ki",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*kànʊ̀à"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *kànʊ̀à",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *kànʊ̀à.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tũnua",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "12"
      },
      "expansion": "kanua class 12 (plural tũnua)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Face",
          "orig": "ki:Face",
          "parents": [
            "Head and neck",
            "Body parts",
            "Body",
            "Anatomy",
            "All topics",
            "Biology",
            "Medicine",
            "Fundamental",
            "Sciences",
            "Healthcare",
            "Health"
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "gũtema na kanua ti gũtema na rũhiũ"
        },
        {
          "word": "iri kanua iri o nda"
        },
        {
          "word": "irĩ kanua itirĩ nda"
        },
        {
          "word": "kanua karĩ mata gatiagaga wa kuuga"
        },
        {
          "word": "kanua karĩa karĩire mbeũ noko koragia 'ngahanda kĩ?'"
        },
        {
          "word": "kanua kendagia kĩongo"
        },
        {
          "word": "kanua kene gatinyuaga muma"
        },
        {
          "word": "kanua nĩ ikahũ"
        },
        {
          "word": "kanua njero, na mucii ndukomeka ni heho"
        },
        {
          "word": "kanua werĩire"
        },
        {
          "word": "kanyamũ koru karoragwo na kanua"
        },
        {
          "word": "mĩano ndĩtukanagio no kanua"
        },
        {
          "word": "njĩra nguhĩ no ya kanua"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mouth"
      ],
      "id": "en-kanua-ki-noun-TPNc-HQ1",
      "links": [
        [
          "mouth",
          "mouth"
        ]
      ],
      "meronyms": [
        {
          "word": "igego"
        },
        {
          "word": "rũrĩmĩ"
        },
        {
          "word": "kĩromo"
        }
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "ikai"
        },
        {
          "word": "mũmero"
        },
        {
          "word": "mũromo"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-12"
      ]
    }
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    },
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  ],
  "word": "kanua"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "gũtema na kanua ti gũtema na rũhiũ"
    },
    {
      "word": "iri kanua iri o nda"
    },
    {
      "word": "irĩ kanua itirĩ nda"
    },
    {
      "word": "kanua karĩ mata gatiagaga wa kuuga"
    },
    {
      "word": "kanua karĩa karĩire mbeũ noko koragia 'ngahanda kĩ?'"
    },
    {
      "word": "kanua kendagia kĩongo"
    },
    {
      "word": "kanua kene gatinyuaga muma"
    },
    {
      "word": "kanua nĩ ikahũ"
    },
    {
      "word": "kanua njero, na mucii ndukomeka ni heho"
    },
    {
      "word": "kanua werĩire"
    },
    {
      "word": "kanyamũ koru karoragwo na kanua"
    },
    {
      "word": "mĩano ndĩtukanagio no kanua"
    },
    {
      "word": "njĩra nguhĩ no ya kanua"
    }
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "tũnua",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "ki",
  "meronyms": [
    {
      "word": "igego"
    },
    {
      "word": "rũrĩmĩ"
    },
    {
      "word": "kĩromo"
    }
  ],
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "ikai"
    },
    {
      "word": "mũmero"
    },
    {
      "word": "mũromo"
    }
  ],
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        "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Kikuyu lemmas",
        "Kikuyu nouns",
        "Kikuyu terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
        "Kikuyu terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "ki:Face"
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        "mouth"
      ],
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          "mouth",
          "mouth"
        ]
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    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "kanua"
}

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