"ngĩrĩ" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /ᵑɡèɾě/ Forms: 10 [canonical, class-10, class-9], ngĩrĩ [plural]
Etymology: Hinde (1904) records ngelee as an equivalent of English wart hog in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba ngii and Swahili ngirri as its equivalents. Etymology templates: {{cog|kam|ngii}} Kamba ngii, {{cog|sw|ngiri|ngirri}} Swahili ngirri Head templates: {{ki-noun|9/10|ngĩrĩ}} ngĩrĩ class 9/10 (plural ngĩrĩ)
  1. warthog Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (lifeform): Pigs
    Sense id: en-ngĩrĩ-ki-noun-kba~3v1N Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "ngii"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba ngii",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "ngiri",
        "3": "ngirri"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili ngirri",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records ngelee as an equivalent of English wart hog in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba ngii and Swahili ngirri as its equivalents.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngĩrĩ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9/10",
        "2": "ngĩrĩ"
      },
      "expansion": "ngĩrĩ class 9/10 (plural ngĩrĩ)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "lifeform",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Pigs",
          "orig": "ki:Pigs",
          "parents": [
            "Even-toed ungulates",
            "Livestock",
            "Mammals",
            "Agriculture",
            "Animals",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Applied sciences",
            "Lifeforms",
            "Chordates",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "warthog"
      ],
      "id": "en-ngĩrĩ-ki-noun-kba~3v1N",
      "links": [
        [
          "warthog",
          "warthog"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ᵑɡèɾě/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ngĩrĩ"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "ngii"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba ngii",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "ngiri",
        "3": "ngirri"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili ngirri",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records ngelee as an equivalent of English wart hog in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba ngii and Swahili ngirri as its equivalents.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngĩrĩ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9/10",
        "2": "ngĩrĩ"
      },
      "expansion": "ngĩrĩ class 9/10 (plural ngĩrĩ)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Kikuyu class 10 nouns",
        "Kikuyu class 9 nouns",
        "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Kikuyu lemmas",
        "Kikuyu nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "ki:Pigs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "warthog"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "warthog",
          "warthog"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ᵑɡèɾě/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ngĩrĩ"
}

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