"mũthee" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /mò.ðɛ́.ɛ́ꜜ/ Forms: athee [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Swahili mzee. Etymology templates: {{bor|ki|sw|mzee}} Swahili mzee Head templates: {{ki-noun|1}} mũthee class 1 (plural athee)
  1. old man Tags: class-1 Related terms (old man): mũthuuri
    Sense id: en-mũthee-ki-noun-DKUym1yx Disambiguation of 'old man': 99 1
  2. honorific used for males older than a speaker and also for speaker's father especially in absent Tags: class-1
    Sense id: en-mũthee-ki-noun-EBb~lbcA Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 26 74

Download JSON data for mũthee meaning in Kikuyu (1.0kB)

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    "Kikuyu terms derived from Swahili",
    "Kikuyu terms with IPA pronunciation"
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    }
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      "ipa": "/mò.ðɛ́.ɛ́ꜜ/"
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