"mũgaa" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /mò.ɣá.à(ꜜ)/ Forms: mĩgaa [plural]
Etymology: Hinde (1904) records mugaa as an equivalent of English mimosa in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu. Etymology templates: {{m|en|mimosa}} mimosa Head templates: {{ki-noun|3}} mũgaa class 3 (plural mĩgaa)
  1. red acacia (Vachellia seyal, syn. Acacia stenocarpa, A. seyal) Tags: class-3 Categories (lifeform): Mimosa subfamily plants Related terms (Acacia spp.): mwĩkunya, mũrera, ruai, mũthandũkũ, mũthi
    Sense id: en-mũgaa-ki-noun-iVIQIPJ2 Disambiguation of Mimosa subfamily plants: 69 31 Disambiguation of 'Acacia spp.': 99 1
  2. (in the singular) rainless hot period at end of one growing season and before the long or short rains begin Tags: class-3, singular
    Sense id: en-mũgaa-ki-noun-RSwjsIDP Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 44 56

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      "sense": "Acacia spp.",
      "word": "mwĩkunya"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Acacia spp.",
      "word": "mũrera"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Acacia spp.",
      "word": "ruai"
    },
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      "sense": "Acacia spp.",
      "word": "mũthandũkũ"
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      "sense": "Acacia spp.",
      "word": "mũthi"
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