"mweri" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /moɛ̀ɾíꜜ/ Forms: mĩeri [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jédì. Hinde (1904) records mweri “moon, month” and mweli “month” as equivalents of English moon and month in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba mwei (“moon”) and Swahili mwezi (“moon, month”) (pl. miezi, only in the sense “month”) as their equivalents. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ki|bnt-pro|*mʊ̀jédì|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jédì, {{inh+|ki|bnt-pro|*mʊ̀jédì}} Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jédì, {{cog|kam|mwei||moon}} Kamba mwei (“moon”), {{cog|sw|mwezi||moon, month}} Swahili mwezi (“moon, month”) Head templates: {{ki-noun|3}} mweri class 3 (plural mĩeri)
  1. moon Tags: class-3
    Sense id: en-mweri-ki-noun-nni0PqAO Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Celestial bodies Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 32 37 32 Disambiguation of Celestial bodies: 32 37 32
  2. month Tags: class-3 Related terms (month): mũthenya < kiumia < mweri < mwaka
    Sense id: en-mweri-ki-noun-pcfRcZ4o Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Celestial bodies, Time Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 32 37 32 Disambiguation of Celestial bodies: 32 37 32 Disambiguation of Time: 0 100 0 Disambiguation of 'month': 10 90 0
  3. menstruation Tags: class-3
    Sense id: en-mweri-ki-noun-O66mEZld Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Celestial bodies, Menstruation Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 32 37 32 Disambiguation of Celestial bodies: 32 37 32 Disambiguation of Menstruation: 0 0 100

Inflected forms

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