"maĩ" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /màːéꜜ/ Forms: tũĩ [diminutive], tũmaĩ [diminutive]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *màjíjɪ̀. Hinde (1904) records maii as an equivalent of English water and liquid in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba maanzi (“water”) and Swahili maji (“water, liquid”) etc. as its equivalents. Etymology templates: {{inh|ki|bnt-pro|*màjíjɪ̀}} Proto-Bantu *màjíjɪ̀, {{m|en|water}} water, {{m|en|liquid}} liquid, {{cog|kam|maanzi||water}} Kamba maanzi (“water”), {{cog|sw|maji||water, liquid}} Swahili maji (“water, liquid”) Head templates: {{ki-noun|6}} maĩ class 6
  1. water Wikipedia link: ki:maĩ Tags: class-6 Synonyms: maaĩ Derived forms: kũhũ(ũ)ra maaĩ na ndĩrĩ, kũũma ti kũũma ta ihiga, na kwororoa to kwororoa ta maaĩ, maaĩ ma mũndũ matimũhĩtũkaga Related terms: rũũĩ
    Sense id: en-maĩ-ki-noun-D0FoSQ44 Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for maĩ meaning in Kikuyu (1.7kB)

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