"karani" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /kàɾáníꜜ/ Forms: tũrani [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Swahili karani. Etymology templates: {{bor|ki|sw|karani}} Swahili karani Head templates: {{ki-noun|12}} karani class 12 (plural tũrani)
  1. clerk, secretary Tags: class-12 Categories (topical): Occupations
    Sense id: en-karani-ki-noun-wtAQZvbx Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "sw",
        "3": "karani"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili karani",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Swahili karani.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tũrani",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "12"
      },
      "expansion": "karani class 12 (plural tũrani)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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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 7 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Occupations",
          "orig": "ki:Occupations",
          "parents": [
            "People",
            "Work",
            "Human",
            "Human activity",
            "All topics",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "clerk, secretary"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "clerk",
          "clerk"
        ],
        [
          "secretary",
          "secretary"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-12"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kàɾáníꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "karani"
}
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      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "sw",
        "3": "karani"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili karani",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Swahili karani.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tũrani",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "12"
      },
      "expansion": "karani class 12 (plural tũrani)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Kikuyu class 12 nouns",
        "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Kikuyu lemmas",
        "Kikuyu nouns",
        "Kikuyu terms borrowed from Swahili",
        "Kikuyu terms derived from Swahili",
        "Pages with 7 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "ki:Occupations"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "clerk, secretary"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "clerk",
          "clerk"
        ],
        [
          "secretary",
          "secretary"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-12"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kàɾáníꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "karani"
}

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