"mbakĩ" meaning in Kikuyu

See mbakĩ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ᵐbàkě/ Forms: 10 [canonical, class-10, class-9], mbakĩ [plural]
Head templates: {{ki-noun|9/10|mbakĩ}} mbakĩ class 9/10 (plural mbakĩ)
  1. tobacco Tags: class-10, class-9
    Sense id: en-mbakĩ-ki-noun-2kPwbKoE Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Nightshades Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 28 29 23 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 30 23 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 28 26 18 Disambiguation of Nightshades: 27 28 27 18
  2. snuff Tags: class-10, class-9
    Sense id: en-mbakĩ-ki-noun-b2Mta~Wl Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Nightshades Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 28 29 23 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 30 23 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 28 26 18 Disambiguation of Nightshades: 27 28 27 18
  3. tobacco-plant Tags: class-10, class-9 Synonyms: mũbakĩ
    Sense id: en-mbakĩ-ki-noun-mPezpmdg Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Nightshades Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 28 29 23 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 30 23 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 28 26 18 Disambiguation of Nightshades: 27 28 27 18
  4. dried leaves of tobacco-plant Tags: class-10, class-9
    Sense id: en-mbakĩ-ki-noun-pW9t42ru Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Nightshades Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 28 29 23 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 28 30 23 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 28 26 18 Disambiguation of Nightshades: 27 28 27 18
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kĩnya kĩa mbakĩ, mbakĩ ya iniũrũ, mũmenwo arutagwo mbakĩ iniũrũ
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "kĩnya kĩa mbakĩ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mbakĩ ya iniũrũ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mũmenwo arutagwo mbakĩ iniũrũ"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mbakĩ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9/10",
        "2": "mbakĩ"
      },
      "expansion": "mbakĩ class 9/10 (plural mbakĩ)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "28 29 23 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 30 23 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 28 26 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "27 28 27 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Nightshades",
          "orig": "ki:Nightshades",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tobacco"
      ],
      "id": "en-mbakĩ-ki-noun-2kPwbKoE",
      "links": [
        [
          "tobacco",
          "tobacco"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "28 29 23 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 30 23 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 28 26 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "27 28 27 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Nightshades",
          "orig": "ki:Nightshades",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "One who loathes the other takes away snuff from his nose.",
          "text": "Mũmeni ũngĩ amũrutaga mbakĩ iniũrũ."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "snuff"
      ],
      "id": "en-mbakĩ-ki-noun-b2Mta~Wl",
      "links": [
        [
          "snuff",
          "snuff"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "28 29 23 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 30 23 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 28 26 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "27 28 27 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Nightshades",
          "orig": "ki:Nightshades",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tobacco-plant"
      ],
      "id": "en-mbakĩ-ki-noun-mPezpmdg",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mũbakĩ"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "28 29 23 20",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 30 23 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 28 26 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "27 28 27 18",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Nightshades",
          "orig": "ki:Nightshades",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dried leaves of tobacco-plant"
      ],
      "id": "en-mbakĩ-ki-noun-pW9t42ru",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ᵐbàkě/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mbakĩ"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Kikuyu class 10 nouns",
    "Kikuyu class 9 nouns",
    "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
    "Kikuyu lemmas",
    "Kikuyu nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ki:Nightshades"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "kĩnya kĩa mbakĩ"
    },
    {
      "word": "mbakĩ ya iniũrũ"
    },
    {
      "word": "mũmenwo arutagwo mbakĩ iniũrũ"
    }
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mbakĩ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9/10",
        "2": "mbakĩ"
      },
      "expansion": "mbakĩ class 9/10 (plural mbakĩ)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "tobacco"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tobacco",
          "tobacco"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "One who loathes the other takes away snuff from his nose.",
          "text": "Mũmeni ũngĩ amũrutaga mbakĩ iniũrũ."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "snuff"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "snuff",
          "snuff"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "tobacco-plant"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mũbakĩ"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "dried leaves of tobacco-plant"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ᵐbàkě/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mbakĩ"
}

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