"mwĩrĩ" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /mòèrè(ꜜ)/, /mòèrě/ Forms: mĩĩrĩ [plural]
Etymology: Hinde (1904) records mwiri as an equivalent of English body in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba mwi, “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba mwili and mwiakwa, and Swahili mwili (pl. miilī) as its equivalents. Etymology templates: {{cog|kam|mwi}} Kamba mwi, {{cog|sw|mwili}} Swahili mwili Head templates: {{ki-noun|3}} mwĩrĩ class 3 (plural mĩĩrĩ)
  1. body Tags: class-3 Categories (topical): Body
    Sense id: en-mwĩrĩ-ki-noun-Iw2DWNyO Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "mwi"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba mwi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "mwili"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili mwili",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records mwiri as an equivalent of English body in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba mwi, “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba mwili and mwiakwa, and Swahili mwili (pl. miilī) as its equivalents.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mĩĩrĩ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "3"
      },
      "expansion": "mwĩrĩ class 3 (plural mĩĩrĩ)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "proverbs": [
    {
      "word": "mũrimũ ndũrĩ hinya ũgĩtonya mwĩrĩ ta ũkiuma"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwĩrĩ ti icoya atĩ nĩ ũgũtembũka"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwĩrĩ ũrĩ thakame gũtirĩ ũtarwaraga"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Body",
          "orig": "ki:Body",
          "parents": [
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "body"
      ],
      "id": "en-mwĩrĩ-ki-noun-Iw2DWNyO",
      "links": [
        [
          "body",
          "body"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mòèrè(ꜜ)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mòèrě/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mwĩrĩ"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "mwi"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba mwi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "mwili"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili mwili",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records mwiri as an equivalent of English body in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba mwi, “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba mwili and mwiakwa, and Swahili mwili (pl. miilī) as its equivalents.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mĩĩrĩ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "3"
      },
      "expansion": "mwĩrĩ class 3 (plural mĩĩrĩ)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "proverbs": [
    {
      "word": "mũrimũ ndũrĩ hinya ũgĩtonya mwĩrĩ ta ũkiuma"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwĩrĩ ti icoya atĩ nĩ ũgũtembũka"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwĩrĩ ũrĩ thakame gũtirĩ ũtarwaraga"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Kikuyu class 3 nouns",
        "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Kikuyu lemmas",
        "Kikuyu nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "ki:Body"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "body"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "body",
          "body"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/mòèrè(ꜜ)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mòèrě/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mwĩrĩ"
}

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