"maguta" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /màɣùtáꜜ/ Audio: LL-Q33587 (kik)-Samuel Waina (WikiLucas00)-maguta.wav
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *màkútà. Hinde (1904) records maguta as an equivalent of English oil in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba maota and Swahili mafuta as its equivalents Etymology templates: {{inh|ki|bnt-pro|*màkútà}} Proto-Bantu *màkútà, {{m|en|oil}} oil, {{cog|kam|maota}} Kamba maota, {{cog|sw|mafuta}} Swahili mafuta Head templates: {{ki-noun|6}} maguta class 6
  1. oil, fat Tags: class-6 Derived forms: mũici ũrĩ hunyũ arindagĩra ũrĩ maguta, mũthekani huunyũ nĩ mũhakani maguta, mwagi maguta oigaga hunyũ nĩ ũmwe na arũme (atĩ) Related terms: ngurunyu, ithunya
    Sense id: en-maguta-ki-noun-Yj5PRNKC Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header

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      "expansion": "Kamba maota",
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        "1": "sw",
        "2": "mafuta"
      },
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *màkútà. Hinde (1904) records maguta as an equivalent of English oil in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba maota and Swahili mafuta as its equivalents",
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "6"
      },
      "expansion": "maguta class 6",
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "mũici ũrĩ hunyũ arindagĩra ũrĩ maguta"
        },
        {
          "word": "mũthekani huunyũ nĩ mũhakani maguta"
        },
        {
          "roman": "atĩ",
          "word": "mwagi maguta oigaga hunyũ nĩ ũmwe na arũme"
        }
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        {
          "english": "castor oil",
          "text": "maguta ma mbarĩki",
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        }
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          "word": "ngurunyu"
        },
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          "word": "ithunya"
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      "word": "mũici ũrĩ hunyũ arindagĩra ũrĩ maguta"
    },
    {
      "word": "mũthekani huunyũ nĩ mũhakani maguta"
    },
    {
      "roman": "atĩ",
      "word": "mwagi maguta oigaga hunyũ nĩ ũmwe na arũme"
    }
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      "expansion": "oil",
      "name": "m"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "maota"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba maota",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "mafuta"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili mafuta",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *màkútà. Hinde (1904) records maguta as an equivalent of English oil in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba maota and Swahili mafuta as its equivalents",
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      },
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    {
      "word": "ngurunyu"
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      "word": "ithunya"
    }
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        "Kikuyu terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
        "Kikuyu terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
        "Kikuyu terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Kikuyu terms with audio links",
        "Kikuyu terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        }
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      ],
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