"mwaki" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /mwàkì(ꜜ)/, /moàkì(ꜜ)/ Forms: mĩaki [plural]
Etymology: Hinde (1904) records mwaki as an equivalent of English fire in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba mwadgi or djuki as its equivalent. Etymology templates: {{m|en|fire}} fire, {{cog|kam|mwadgi}} Kamba mwadgi, {{m|kam|djuki}} djuki Head templates: {{ki-noun|3}} mwaki class 3 (plural mĩaki)
  1. fire Tags: class-3 Derived forms: gũota mwaki nĩ kũhuria, mũndũ ũrĩ na ũndũ otaga mwaki na riũa, mwaki wa Ngai ũraaragio nĩ igoto, ngwaci ya mwana wene noyo ihoragia mwaki, rũtungu rũmwe rũtiraragia mwaki Related terms: gĩcinga, kĩmũrĩ
    Sense id: en-mwaki-ki-noun-3J8osS3R
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /mwàkíꜜ/, /moàkíꜜ/ Forms: aaki [plural]
Etymology: From gwaka (“to build”). Etymology templates: {{m|ki|aka|gwaka|to build}} gwaka (“to build”) Head templates: {{ki-noun|1}} mwaki class 1 (plural aaki)
  1. builder Tags: class-1
    Sense id: en-mwaki-ki-noun-32sHF2qb Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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        "1": "en",
        "2": "fire"
      },
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      "name": "m"
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "mwadgi"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba mwadgi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "word": "gũota mwaki nĩ kũhuria"
        },
        {
          "word": "mũndũ ũrĩ na ũndũ otaga mwaki na riũa"
        },
        {
          "word": "mwaki wa Ngai ũraaragio nĩ igoto"
        },
        {
          "word": "ngwaci ya mwana wene noyo ihoragia mwaki"
        },
        {
          "word": "rũtungu rũmwe rũtiraragia mwaki"
        }
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      "links": [
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        {
          "word": "gĩcinga"
        },
        {
          "word": "kĩmũrĩ"
        }
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/mwàkì(ꜜ)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/moàkì(ꜜ)/"
    }
  ],
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    "Kikuyu terms with IPA pronunciation"
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    {
      "word": "gũota mwaki nĩ kũhuria"
    },
    {
      "word": "mũndũ ũrĩ na ũndũ otaga mwaki na riũa"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwaki wa Ngai ũraaragio nĩ igoto"
    },
    {
      "word": "ngwaci ya mwana wene noyo ihoragia mwaki"
    },
    {
      "word": "rũtungu rũmwe rũtiraragia mwaki"
    }
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      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Kamba mwadgi",
      "name": "cog"
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        "1": "kam",
        "2": "djuki"
      },
      "expansion": "djuki",
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    }
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    }
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      "word": "gĩcinga"
    },
    {
      "word": "kĩmũrĩ"
    }
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      "ipa": "/mwàkì(ꜜ)/"
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    {
      "ipa": "/moàkì(ꜜ)/"
    }
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    }
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