"ngũkũma" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /ᵑɡo(ː)koma/ Forms: 10 [canonical, class-10, class-9], ngũkũma [plural]
Etymology: Hinde (1904) records ngukumma as an equivalent of English tick in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu. Etymology templates: {{m|en|tick}} tick Head templates: {{ki-noun|9/10|ngũkũma}} ngũkũma class 9/10 (plural ngũkũma)
  1. tick Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (lifeform): Mites and ticks, Parasites Related terms: ngũha
    Sense id: en-ngũkũma-ki-noun-VaS8W-aO Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for ngũkũma meaning in Kikuyu (1.3kB)

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