"mwere" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /moɛ̀ɾɛ̌/ Forms: mĩere [plural]
Etymology: From Common Bantu *ìbèdé. Etymology templates: {{inh|ki|bnt-cmn|*ìbèdé}} Common Bantu *ìbèdé Head templates: {{ki-noun|3}} mwere class 3 (plural mĩere)
  1. pearl millet, bulrush millet (Pennisetum glaucum) Tags: class-3 Categories (lifeform): Paniceae tribe grasses
    Sense id: en-mwere-ki-noun-UtsLbKlZ Disambiguation of Paniceae tribe grasses: 46 50 4
  2. finger millet (Eleusine coracana) Tags: class-3 Categories (lifeform): Grains, Paniceae tribe grasses
    Sense id: en-mwere-ki-noun-iDsIRwcC Disambiguation of Grains: 37 54 8 Disambiguation of Paniceae tribe grasses: 46 50 4 Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 42 56 2
  3. field of bulrush millet or finger millet Tags: class-3
    Sense id: en-mwere-ki-noun-W8dVs0yn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mbura ya mwere, mwere mwega ũmenyagwo na ngetho Related terms: mũgĩmbĩ
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "mbura ya mwere"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "mwere mwega ũmenyagwo na ngetho"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "bnt-cmn",
        "3": "*ìbèdé"
      },
      "expansion": "Common Bantu *ìbèdé",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Common Bantu *ìbèdé.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mĩere",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "3"
      },
      "expansion": "mwere class 3 (plural mĩere)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "mũgĩmbĩ"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "46 50 4",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Paniceae tribe grasses",
          "orig": "ki:Paniceae tribe grasses",
          "parents": [
            "Grasses",
            "Commelinids",
            "Plants",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "pearl millet, bulrush millet (Pennisetum glaucum)"
      ],
      "id": "en-mwere-ki-noun-UtsLbKlZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "pearl millet",
          "pearl millet"
        ],
        [
          "Pennisetum glaucum",
          "Pennisetum glaucum#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "42 56 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "37 54 8",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Grains",
          "orig": "ki:Grains",
          "parents": [
            "Foods",
            "Grasses",
            "Eating",
            "Food and drink",
            "Commelinids",
            "Human behaviour",
            "All topics",
            "Plants",
            "Human",
            "Fundamental",
            "Lifeforms",
            "Life",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "46 50 4",
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Paniceae tribe grasses",
          "orig": "ki:Paniceae tribe grasses",
          "parents": [
            "Grasses",
            "Commelinids",
            "Plants",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "finger millet (Eleusine coracana)"
      ],
      "id": "en-mwere-ki-noun-iDsIRwcC",
      "links": [
        [
          "finger millet",
          "finger millet"
        ],
        [
          "Eleusine coracana",
          "Eleusine coracana#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "There is no good bird in the bulrush millet field.",
          "text": "Gũtirĩ nyoni njega mwere-inĩ."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "field of bulrush millet or finger millet"
      ],
      "id": "en-mwere-ki-noun-W8dVs0yn",
      "links": [
        [
          "field",
          "field"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/moɛ̀ɾɛ̌/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mwere"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Kikuyu class 3 nouns",
    "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
    "Kikuyu lemmas",
    "Kikuyu nouns",
    "Kikuyu terms derived from Common Bantu",
    "Kikuyu terms inherited from Common Bantu",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "ki:Grains",
    "ki:Paniceae tribe grasses"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "mbura ya mwere"
    },
    {
      "word": "mwere mwega ũmenyagwo na ngetho"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "bnt-cmn",
        "3": "*ìbèdé"
      },
      "expansion": "Common Bantu *ìbèdé",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Common Bantu *ìbèdé.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mĩere",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "3"
      },
      "expansion": "mwere class 3 (plural mĩere)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "mũgĩmbĩ"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries missing English vernacular names of taxa"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "pearl millet, bulrush millet (Pennisetum glaucum)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pearl millet",
          "pearl millet"
        ],
        [
          "Pennisetum glaucum",
          "Pennisetum glaucum#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "finger millet (Eleusine coracana)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "finger millet",
          "finger millet"
        ],
        [
          "Eleusine coracana",
          "Eleusine coracana#Translingual"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "There is no good bird in the bulrush millet field.",
          "text": "Gũtirĩ nyoni njega mwere-inĩ."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "field of bulrush millet or finger millet"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "field",
          "field"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/moɛ̀ɾɛ̌/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mwere"
}

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