"mũrangi" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /mòɾàᵑɡǐ/ Forms: mĩrangi [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *-dāŋgí̧. Cognate to Kamba mũangi. Hinde (1904) records mrangi (pl. mirangi) as an equivalent of English bamboo in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba miangi and mwangi, and Swahili mwanzi (pl. miwanzi) as its equivalents. Etymology templates: {{inh|ki|bnt-pro|*-dāŋgí̧}} Proto-Bantu *-dāŋgí̧, {{cog|kam|mũangi}} Kamba mũangi, {{cog|kam|miangi}} Kamba miangi, {{cog|sw|mwanzi}} Swahili mwanzi Head templates: {{ki-noun|3}} mũrangi class 3 (plural mĩrangi)
  1. bamboo of species Oldeania alpina (syns. Yushania alpina, Arundinaria alpina) Tags: class-3 Categories (lifeform): Plants
    Sense id: en-mũrangi-ki-noun-bttbHTSu Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      },
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  ],
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  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "3"
      },
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  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Plants",
          "orig": "ki:Plants",
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            "All topics",
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            "Fundamental",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mòɾàᵑɡǐ/"
    }
  ],
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    },
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *-dāŋgí̧. Cognate to Kamba mũangi.\nHinde (1904) records mrangi (pl. mirangi) as an equivalent of English bamboo in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba miangi and mwangi, and Swahili mwanzi (pl. miwanzi) as its equivalents.",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "3"
      },
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  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "Kikuyu terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
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      "glosses": [
        "bamboo of species Oldeania alpina (syns. Yushania alpina, Arundinaria alpina)"
      ],
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        [
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        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-3"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/mòɾàᵑɡǐ/"
    }
  ],
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