"mũũnyũ" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /moòɲóꜜ/ Forms: mĩũnyũ [plural]
Etymology: Hinde (1904) records munyu as an equivalent of English salt in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba munyu and Swahili munyo as its equivalents. Etymology templates: {{cog|kam|munyu}} Kamba munyu, {{cog|sw|munyu|munyo}} Swahili munyo Head templates: {{ki-noun|3}} mũũnyũ class 3 (plural mĩũnyũ)
  1. salty earth Tags: class-3
    Sense id: en-mũũnyũ-ki-noun-gj6qZzKA
  2. (for cattle) salt lick Tags: class-3
    Sense id: en-mũũnyũ-ki-noun-Nz3Y0MXg Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mũnyũ Related terms: cumbĩ, tĩĩri
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "munyu"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba munyu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "munyu",
        "3": "munyo"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili munyo",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records munyu as an equivalent of English salt in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba munyu and Swahili munyo as its equivalents.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mĩũnyũ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "3"
      },
      "expansion": "mũũnyũ class 3 (plural mĩũnyũ)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "cumbĩ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "tĩĩri"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "salty earth"
      ],
      "id": "en-mũũnyũ-ki-noun-gj6qZzKA",
      "links": [
        [
          "salty",
          "salty"
        ],
        [
          "earth",
          "earth"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "41 59",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "15 85",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 92",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "salt lick"
      ],
      "id": "en-mũũnyũ-ki-noun-Nz3Y0MXg",
      "links": [
        [
          "salt lick",
          "salt lick"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(for cattle) salt lick"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "for cattle"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/moòɲóꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mũnyũ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mũũnyũ"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Kikuyu class 3 nouns",
    "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
    "Kikuyu lemmas",
    "Kikuyu nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "munyu"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba munyu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "munyu",
        "3": "munyo"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili munyo",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records munyu as an equivalent of English salt in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba munyu and Swahili munyo as its equivalents.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mĩũnyũ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "3"
      },
      "expansion": "mũũnyũ class 3 (plural mĩũnyũ)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "cumbĩ"
    },
    {
      "word": "tĩĩri"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "salty earth"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "salty",
          "salty"
        ],
        [
          "earth",
          "earth"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "salt lick"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "salt lick",
          "salt lick"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(for cattle) salt lick"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "for cattle"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/moòɲóꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "mũnyũ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mũũnyũ"
}

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