"mũthaitĩ" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /moðaite/ Forms: mĩthaitĩ [plural]
Etymology: Hutchins (1909) records m'Zaiti as the Kikuyu name for Ocotea usambarensis. Etymology templates: {{taxlink|Ocotea usambarensis|species}} Ocotea usambarensis Head templates: {{ki-noun|3}} mũthaitĩ class 3 (plural mĩthaitĩ)
  1. East African camphorwood (Kuloa usambarensis; syn. Ocotea usambarensis) or Ocotea kenyensis; wood of at least the former one was used for making partitioning walls (mĩhĩrĩgo), containers related to honey, etc. Tags: class-3 Categories (lifeform): Laurel family plants, Trees Synonyms: mũthura, muthaiti, mũthaiti
    Sense id: en-mũthaitĩ-ki-noun-f0eVEJm0 Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hutchins (1909) records m'Zaiti as the Kikuyu name for Ocotea usambarensis.",
  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
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    }
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      "args": {
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    }
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  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
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        },
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Laurel family plants",
          "orig": "ki:Laurel family plants",
          "parents": [
            "Magnoliids",
            "Shrubs",
            "Trees",
            "Plants",
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          "name": "Trees",
          "orig": "ki:Trees",
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            "All topics",
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            "Fundamental",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "East African camphorwood (Kuloa usambarensis; syn. Ocotea usambarensis) or Ocotea kenyensis; wood of at least the former one was used for making partitioning walls (mĩhĩrĩgo), containers related to honey, etc."
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          "mĩhĩrĩgo",
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        ],
        [
          "honey",
          "honey"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "mũthura"
        },
        {
          "word": "muthaiti"
        },
        {
          "word": "mũthaiti"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/moðaite/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mũthaitĩ"
}
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hutchins (1909) records m'Zaiti as the Kikuyu name for Ocotea usambarensis.",
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    {
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        "ki:Laurel family plants",
        "ki:Trees"
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        "East African camphorwood (Kuloa usambarensis; syn. Ocotea usambarensis) or Ocotea kenyensis; wood of at least the former one was used for making partitioning walls (mĩhĩrĩgo), containers related to honey, etc."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mĩhĩrĩgo",
          "mũhĩrĩgo#Kikuyu"
        ],
        [
          "honey",
          "honey"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mũthura"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/moðaite/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "muthaiti"
    },
    {
      "word": "mũthaiti"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mũthaitĩ"
}

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