"mbura" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /ᵐbùɾáꜜ/
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *mbúdà. Hinde (1904) records mburra as an equivalent of English rain in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba mbua and Swahili mvua as its equivalents. Etymology templates: {{inh|ki|bnt-pro|*mbúdà}} Proto-Bantu *mbúdà, {{cog|kam|mbua}} Kamba mbua, {{cog|sw|mvua}} Swahili mvua Head templates: {{ki-noun|9|-}} mbura class 9
  1. rain Tags: class-9 Derived forms: mũkũnga-mbura, mbura ya mwere, mbura ya njahĩ Related terms: maburĩko, kĩguũ, kĩmera
    Sense id: en-mbura-ki-noun-MZtExXCk Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Weather
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*mbúdà"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *mbúdà",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "mbua"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba mbua",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "mvua"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili mvua",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *mbúdà. Hinde (1904) records mburra as an equivalent of English rain in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba mbua and Swahili mvua as its equivalents.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "mbura class 9",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Weather",
          "orig": "ki:Weather",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "mũkũnga-mbura"
        },
        {
          "word": "mbura ya mwere"
        },
        {
          "word": "mbura ya njahĩ"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "rain"
      ],
      "id": "en-mbura-ki-noun-MZtExXCk",
      "links": [
        [
          "rain",
          "rain"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "maburĩko"
        },
        {
          "word": "kĩguũ"
        },
        {
          "word": "kĩmera"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ᵐbùɾáꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mbura"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "mũkũnga-mbura"
    },
    {
      "word": "mbura ya mwere"
    },
    {
      "word": "mbura ya njahĩ"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*mbúdà"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *mbúdà",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "mbua"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba mbua",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "mvua"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili mvua",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *mbúdà. Hinde (1904) records mburra as an equivalent of English rain in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba mbua and Swahili mvua as its equivalents.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "mbura class 9",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "maburĩko"
    },
    {
      "word": "kĩguũ"
    },
    {
      "word": "kĩmera"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Kikuyu class 9 nouns",
        "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Kikuyu lemmas",
        "Kikuyu nouns",
        "Kikuyu terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
        "Kikuyu terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "ki:Weather"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "rain"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rain",
          "rain"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ᵐbùɾáꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mbura"
}

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