"mbũmbũĩ" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /ᵐbòᵐbòèꜜ/ Forms: 10 [canonical, class-10, class-9], mbũmbũĩ [plural]
Etymology: Hinde (1904) records mbumbui as an equivalent of English spider in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba mbuabui and Swahili buibui as its equivalents. Etymology templates: {{m|en|spider}} spider, {{cog|kam|mbuabui}} Kamba mbuabui, {{cog|sw|buibui}} Swahili buibui Head templates: {{ki-noun|9/10|mbũmbũĩ}} mbũmbũĩ class 9/10 (plural mbũmbũĩ)
  1. spider Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (lifeform): Arachnids Synonyms: kĩbũbũĩ Derived forms: nyũmba ya mbũmbũĩ
    Sense id: en-mbũmbũĩ-ki-noun-m~oLUKkO Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "spider"
      },
      "expansion": "spider",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "mbuabui"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba mbuabui",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "buibui"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili buibui",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records mbumbui as an equivalent of English spider in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba mbuabui and Swahili buibui as its equivalents.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mbũmbũĩ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9/10",
        "2": "mbũmbũĩ"
      },
      "expansion": "mbũmbũĩ class 9/10 (plural mbũmbũĩ)",
      "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": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Arachnids",
          "orig": "ki:Arachnids",
          "parents": [
            "Arthropods",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "nyũmba ya mbũmbũĩ"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "spider"
      ],
      "id": "en-mbũmbũĩ-ki-noun-m~oLUKkO",
      "links": [
        [
          "spider",
          "spider"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "kĩbũbũĩ"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ᵐbòᵐbòèꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mbũmbũĩ"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "nyũmba ya mbũmbũĩ"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "spider"
      },
      "expansion": "spider",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "mbuabui"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba mbuabui",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "buibui"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili buibui",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records mbumbui as an equivalent of English spider in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba mbuabui and Swahili buibui as its equivalents.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mbũmbũĩ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9/10",
        "2": "mbũmbũĩ"
      },
      "expansion": "mbũmbũĩ class 9/10 (plural mbũmbũĩ)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Kikuyu class 10 nouns",
        "Kikuyu class 9 nouns",
        "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Kikuyu lemmas",
        "Kikuyu nouns",
        "Kikuyu terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "ki:Arachnids"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "spider"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spider",
          "spider"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "kĩbũbũĩ"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ᵐbòᵐbòèꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mbũmbũĩ"
}

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