"mbeca" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /ᵐbɛ̀ːɕàꜜ/
Etymology: Hinde (1904) records mbesha as an equivalent of English money in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu. Head templates: {{ki-noun|10}} mbeca class 10
  1. money Tags: class-10 Synonyms: mbeeca Related terms: rũbeca [class-11]
    Sense id: en-mbeca-ki-noun-jSrItY6t Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header

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  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records mbesha as an equivalent of English money in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.",
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "10"
      },
      "expansion": "mbeca class 10",
      "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"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "money"
      ],
      "id": "en-mbeca-ki-noun-jSrItY6t",
      "links": [
        [
          "money",
          "money"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "class-11"
          ],
          "word": "rũbeca"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "mbeeca"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ᵐbɛ̀ːɕàꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mbeca"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records mbesha as an equivalent of English money in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "10"
      },
      "expansion": "mbeca class 10",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "class-11"
      ],
      "word": "rũbeca"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Kikuyu class 10 nouns",
        "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Kikuyu lemmas",
        "Kikuyu nouns",
        "Kikuyu terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "money"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "money",
          "money"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ᵐbɛ̀ːɕàꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "mbeeca"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mbeca"
}

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