"mũtwe" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /motwɛ/, /motoɛ/ Forms: mĩtwe [plural]
Etymology: Hinde (1904) records mtue as an equivalent of English head in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba mtue and Swahili kitwa (pl. vitwa) as its equivalents. Etymology templates: {{m|en|head}} head, {{cog|kam|mtue}} Kamba mtue, {{cog|sw|kichwa|kitwa}} Swahili kitwa Head templates: {{ki-noun|3}} mũtwe class 3 (plural mĩtwe)
  1. head Tags: class-3 Categories (topical): Body parts Synonyms: kĩongo Derived forms: mũtumia ndatũraga mũtwe na ndaikagia ndahi ndua, mũtwe wa mũndũ ũmwe nĩ ithino, nda ti mũtwe, ndegwa nyinyi ĩhaicaga ng'ombe na mũtwe Related terms: gĩtwe
    Sense id: en-mũtwe-ki-noun-ny5tM6Nx Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for mũtwe meaning in Kikuyu (1.5kB)

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      },
      "expansion": "Kamba mtue",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "kichwa",
        "3": "kitwa"
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      "expansion": "Swahili kitwa",
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  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records mtue as an equivalent of English head in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba mtue and Swahili kitwa (pl. vitwa) as its equivalents.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mĩtwe",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
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        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Body parts",
          "orig": "ki:Body parts",
          "parents": [
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            "Anatomy",
            "Human",
            "Biology",
            "Medicine",
            "All topics",
            "Sciences",
            "Fundamental"
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        {
          "word": "mũtumia ndatũraga mũtwe na ndaikagia ndahi ndua"
        },
        {
          "word": "mũtwe wa mũndũ ũmwe nĩ ithino"
        },
        {
          "word": "nda ti mũtwe"
        },
        {
          "word": "ndegwa nyinyi ĩhaicaga ng'ombe na mũtwe"
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          "word": "gĩtwe"
        }
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          "word": "kĩongo"
        }
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      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/motwɛ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/motoɛ/"
    }
  ],
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}
{
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    {
      "word": "mũtumia ndatũraga mũtwe na ndaikagia ndahi ndua"
    },
    {
      "word": "mũtwe wa mũndũ ũmwe nĩ ithino"
    },
    {
      "word": "nda ti mũtwe"
    },
    {
      "word": "ndegwa nyinyi ĩhaicaga ng'ombe na mũtwe"
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
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    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "3"
      },
      "expansion": "mũtwe class 3 (plural mĩtwe)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
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  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "gĩtwe"
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/motwɛ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/motoɛ/"
    }
  ],
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}

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