"ngũrũe" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /ᵑɡòɾòɛ̀(ꜜ)/ Forms: 10 [canonical, class-10, class-9], ngũrũe [plural]
Etymology: Hinde (1904) records ngurruwe as an equivalent of English pig in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba ngūe and Swahili nguruwe as its equivalents. Etymology templates: {{cog|kam|ngūe}} Kamba ngūe, {{cog|sw|nguruwe}} Swahili nguruwe Head templates: {{ki-noun|9/10|ngũrũe}} ngũrũe class 9/10 (plural ngũrũe)
  1. pig Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (lifeform): Pigs Synonyms: ngũrwe
    Sense id: en-ngũrũe-ki-noun-8LjJ2E3S Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "ngūe"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba ngūe",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "nguruwe"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili nguruwe",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records ngurruwe as an equivalent of English pig in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba ngūe and Swahili nguruwe as its equivalents.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngũrũe",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9/10",
        "2": "ngũrũe"
      },
      "expansion": "ngũrũe class 9/10 (plural ngũrũe)",
      "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": "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": [
        "pig"
      ],
      "id": "en-ngũrũe-ki-noun-8LjJ2E3S",
      "links": [
        [
          "pig",
          "pig"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ngũrwe"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ᵑɡòɾòɛ̀(ꜜ)/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ngũrũe"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "ngūe"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba ngūe",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "nguruwe"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili nguruwe",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records ngurruwe as an equivalent of English pig in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba ngūe and Swahili nguruwe as its equivalents.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngũrũe",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9/10",
        "2": "ngũrũe"
      },
      "expansion": "ngũrũe class 9/10 (plural ngũrũe)",
      "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",
        "Kikuyu terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "ki:Pigs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "pig"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pig",
          "pig"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ᵑɡòɾòɛ̀(ꜜ)/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "ngũrwe"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ngũrũe"
}

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