"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 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 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, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 34 66 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 66
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