"mai" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /mai/
Etymology: Hinde (1904) records mai as an equivalent of English dung (cow's) in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba maii and Swahili mavi as its equivalents. Etymology templates: {{cog|kam|maii}} Kamba maii, {{cog|sw|mavi}} Swahili mavi Head templates: {{ki-noun|6}} mai class 6
  1. shit, stool Tags: class-6 Categories (topical): Feces Derived forms: mbũri ya mai ndĩremaga Related terms: mathugumo
    Sense id: en-mai-ki-noun-cG1LFSQj Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for mai meaning in Kikuyu (1.2kB)

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "maii"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba maii",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "mavi"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili mavi",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records mai as an equivalent of English dung (cow's) in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba maii and Swahili mavi as its equivalents.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "6"
      },
      "expansion": "mai 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": "topical",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Feces",
          "orig": "ki:Feces",
          "parents": [
            "Body",
            "Toilet (room)",
            "Human",
            "Hygiene",
            "Rooms",
            "All topics",
            "Health",
            "Buildings and structures",
            "Fundamental",
            "Architecture",
            "Applied sciences",
            "Art",
            "Sciences",
            "Culture",
            "Society"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "mbũri ya mai ndĩremaga"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "shit, stool"
      ],
      "id": "en-mai-ki-noun-cG1LFSQj",
      "links": [
        [
          "shit",
          "shit"
        ],
        [
          "stool",
          "stool"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "mathugumo"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-6"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mai/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mai"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "mbũri ya mai ndĩremaga"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "maii"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba maii",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "mavi"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili mavi",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records mai as an equivalent of English dung (cow's) in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba maii and Swahili mavi as its equivalents.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "6"
      },
      "expansion": "mai class 6",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "mathugumo"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Kikuyu class 6 nouns",
        "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Kikuyu lemmas",
        "Kikuyu nouns",
        "Kikuyu terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "ki:Feces"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "shit, stool"
      ],
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        [
          "shit",
          "shit"
        ],
        [
          "stool",
          "stool"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-6"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mai/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mai"
}

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