"mahira" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /màhìɾá/
Etymology: Hinde (1904) records mahira as an equivalent of English pus in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba mabia as its equivalent. Etymology templates: {{cog|kam|mabia}} Kamba mabia Head templates: {{ki-noun|6}} mahira class 6
  1. pus Tags: class-6 Categories (topical): Bodily fluids
    Sense id: en-mahira-ki-noun-jTn3KwcT Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "mabia"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba mabia",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records mahira as an equivalent of English pus in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba mabia as its equivalent.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "6"
      },
      "expansion": "mahira class 6",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Bodily fluids",
          "orig": "ki:Bodily fluids",
          "parents": [
            "Body parts",
            "Liquids",
            "Body",
            "Anatomy",
            "Matter",
            "All topics",
            "Biology",
            "Medicine",
            "Chemistry",
            "Nature",
            "Fundamental",
            "Sciences",
            "Healthcare",
            "Health"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "pus"
      ],
      "id": "en-mahira-ki-noun-jTn3KwcT",
      "links": [
        [
          "pus",
          "pus#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-6"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/màhìɾá/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mahira"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "mabia"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba mabia",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records mahira as an equivalent of English pus in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba mabia as its equivalent.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "6"
      },
      "expansion": "mahira class 6",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Kikuyu class 6 nouns",
        "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Kikuyu lemmas",
        "Kikuyu nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "ki:Bodily fluids"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "pus"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pus",
          "pus#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-6"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/màhìɾá/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mahira"
}

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