"mbuĩ" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /ᵐbue/
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *mbúì. Hinde (1904) records mbui as an equivalent of English grey hairs in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba mbūe and Swahili mvi as its equivalents. Etymology templates: {{inh|ki|bnt-pro|*mbúì}} Proto-Bantu *mbúì, {{cog|kam|mbūe}} Kamba mbūe, {{cog|sw|mvi}} Swahili mvi Head templates: {{ki-noun|?}} mbuĩ ?
  1. grey hairs Categories (topical): Body parts Derived forms: gũtirĩ mũtumia wenjagĩrwo mbuĩ kwa nyina
    Sense id: en-mbuĩ-ki-noun-WeKqw1df Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*mbúì"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *mbúì",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "mbūe"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba mbūe",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "mvi"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili mvi",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *mbúì. Hinde (1904) records mbui as an equivalent of English grey hairs in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba mbūe and Swahili mvi as its equivalents.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "?"
      },
      "expansion": "mbuĩ ?",
      "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": "Body parts",
          "orig": "ki:Body parts",
          "parents": [
            "Body",
            "Anatomy",
            "Human",
            "Biology",
            "Medicine",
            "All topics",
            "Sciences",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "gũtirĩ mũtumia wenjagĩrwo mbuĩ kwa nyina"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "grey hairs"
      ],
      "id": "en-mbuĩ-ki-noun-WeKqw1df",
      "links": [
        [
          "grey",
          "grey"
        ],
        [
          "hair",
          "hair"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ᵐbue/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mbuĩ"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "gũtirĩ mũtumia wenjagĩrwo mbuĩ kwa nyina"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*mbúì"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *mbúì",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "mbūe"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba mbūe",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "mvi"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili mvi",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *mbúì. Hinde (1904) records mbui as an equivalent of English grey hairs in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba mbūe and Swahili mvi as its equivalents.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "?"
      },
      "expansion": "mbuĩ ?",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Kikuyu class ? nouns",
        "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Kikuyu lemmas",
        "Kikuyu nouns",
        "Kikuyu terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
        "Kikuyu terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
        "Kikuyu terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Requests for gender in Kikuyu entries",
        "ki:Body parts"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "grey hairs"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "grey",
          "grey"
        ],
        [
          "hair",
          "hair"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ᵐbue/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mbuĩ"
}

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