"ng'aragu" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /ŋàɾàɣúꜜ/
Etymology: Hinde (1904) records ngaragu as an equivalent of English famine in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu. Head templates: {{ki-noun|9|-}} ng'aragu class 9
  1. hunger, famine Tags: class-9 Derived forms: ng'aragu ndĩhoyagwo ũhoro, ng'aragu ya mũndũ ũngĩ ndĩgiria mũndũ ũngĩ akome, ng'aragu ya mũthenya ũmwe nĩĩiyagĩrũo, ũthayo na ng'aragu nĩ mũndũ na mũrũ wa nyina
    Sense id: en-ng'aragu-ki-noun-coGnXo8y Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
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      },
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  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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        {
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          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "ng'aragu ndĩhoyagwo ũhoro"
        },
        {
          "word": "ng'aragu ya mũndũ ũngĩ ndĩgiria mũndũ ũngĩ akome"
        },
        {
          "word": "ng'aragu ya mũthenya ũmwe nĩĩiyagĩrũo"
        },
        {
          "word": "ũthayo na ng'aragu nĩ mũndũ na mũrũ wa nyina"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hunger, famine"
      ],
      "id": "en-ng'aragu-ki-noun-coGnXo8y",
      "links": [
        [
          "hunger",
          "hunger"
        ],
        [
          "famine",
          "famine"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ŋàɾàɣúꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ng'aragu"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "ng'aragu ndĩhoyagwo ũhoro"
    },
    {
      "word": "ng'aragu ya mũndũ ũngĩ ndĩgiria mũndũ ũngĩ akome"
    },
    {
      "word": "ng'aragu ya mũthenya ũmwe nĩĩiyagĩrũo"
    },
    {
      "word": "ũthayo na ng'aragu nĩ mũndũ na mũrũ wa nyina"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records ngaragu as an equivalent of English famine in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9",
        "2": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "ng'aragu class 9",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Kikuyu class 9 nouns",
        "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Kikuyu lemmas",
        "Kikuyu nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hunger, famine"
      ],
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        [
          "hunger",
          "hunger"
        ],
        [
          "famine",
          "famine"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ŋàɾàɣúꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ng'aragu"
}

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