"mwatũ" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /moàtǒ/ Forms: mĩatũ [plural]
Etymology: Hinde (1904) records mwatu “barrel” and mwātu “honey box” in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba mwatu (“honey box”) as their equivalent. Etymology templates: {{cog|kam|mwatu||honey box}} Kamba mwatu (“honey box”) Head templates: {{ki-noun|3}} mwatũ class 3 (plural mĩatũ)
  1. beehive made of tree trunk split in two and hollowed out Tags: class-3 Categories (topical): Beekeeping
    Sense id: en-mwatũ-ki-noun-BLSR6Mal Disambiguation of Beekeeping: 89 11 Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5
  2. cylindrical wooden barrel whose both ends have lids, used for storage in the home Tags: class-3
    Sense id: en-mwatũ-ki-noun-QW3CSSd7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: gĩthũri kĩrĩ mwatũ wa ngotoko, kĩrimũ nĩ ta mwatũ, thegere igĩrĩ itiremagwo nĩ mwatũ

Inflected forms

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "gĩthũri kĩrĩ mwatũ wa ngotoko"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "kĩrimũ nĩ ta mwatũ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "thegere igĩrĩ itiremagwo nĩ mwatũ"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "mwatu",
        "3": "",
        "4": "honey box"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba mwatu (“honey box”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records mwatu “barrel” and mwātu “honey box” in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba mwatu (“honey box”) as their equivalent.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mĩatũ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "3"
      },
      "expansion": "mwatũ class 3 (plural mĩatũ)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "91 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "92 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "95 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "89 11",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Beekeeping",
          "orig": "ki:Beekeeping",
          "parents": [
            "Agriculture",
            "Applied sciences",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "hive of bee(s)",
          "text": "mwatũ wa njũkĩ"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "beehive made of tree trunk split in two and hollowed out"
      ],
      "id": "en-mwatũ-ki-noun-BLSR6Mal",
      "links": [
        [
          "beehive",
          "beehive"
        ],
        [
          "tree trunk",
          "tree trunk"
        ],
        [
          "split",
          "split"
        ],
        [
          "hollowed out",
          "hollow out"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "cylindrical wooden barrel whose both ends have lids, used for storage in the home"
      ],
      "id": "en-mwatũ-ki-noun-QW3CSSd7",
      "links": [
        [
          "cylindrical",
          "cylindrical"
        ],
        [
          "wooden",
          "wooden"
        ],
        [
          "barrel",
          "barrel"
        ],
        [
          "lid",
          "lid"
        ],
        [
          "storage",
          "storage"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/moàtǒ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mwatũ"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Kikuyu class 3 nouns",
    "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
    "Kikuyu lemmas",
    "Kikuyu nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ki:Beekeeping"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "gĩthũri kĩrĩ mwatũ wa ngotoko"
    },
    {
      "word": "kĩrimũ nĩ ta mwatũ"
    },
    {
      "word": "thegere igĩrĩ itiremagwo nĩ mwatũ"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "mwatu",
        "3": "",
        "4": "honey box"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba mwatu (“honey box”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records mwatu “barrel” and mwātu “honey box” in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba mwatu (“honey box”) as their equivalent.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mĩatũ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "3"
      },
      "expansion": "mwatũ class 3 (plural mĩatũ)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "hive of bee(s)",
          "text": "mwatũ wa njũkĩ"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "beehive made of tree trunk split in two and hollowed out"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "beehive",
          "beehive"
        ],
        [
          "tree trunk",
          "tree trunk"
        ],
        [
          "split",
          "split"
        ],
        [
          "hollowed out",
          "hollow out"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "cylindrical wooden barrel whose both ends have lids, used for storage in the home"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cylindrical",
          "cylindrical"
        ],
        [
          "wooden",
          "wooden"
        ],
        [
          "barrel",
          "barrel"
        ],
        [
          "lid",
          "lid"
        ],
        [
          "storage",
          "storage"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/moàtǒ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mwatũ"
}

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