"ngui" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /ᵑɡú.íꜜ/ Audio: LL-Q33587 (kik)-Samuel Waina (WikiLucas00)-ngui.wav Forms: 10 [canonical, class-10, class-9], ngui [plural]
Etymology: Hinde (1904) records kui and ngiti as equivalents of English dog in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu. Head templates: {{ki-noun|9/10|ngui}} ngui class 9/10 (plural ngui)
  1. dog Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (lifeform): Canids Synonyms: ngitĩ Related terms: mbwe, njũi
    Sense id: en-ngui-ki-noun-zWNX792W Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for ngui meaning in Kikuyu (1.5kB)

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  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records kui and ngiti as equivalents of English dog in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngui",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9/10",
        "2": "ngui"
      },
      "expansion": "ngui class 9/10 (plural ngui)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "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": "Canids",
          "orig": "ki:Canids",
          "parents": [
            "Carnivores",
            "Mammals",
            "Vertebrates",
            "Chordates",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        "dog"
      ],
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          "dog"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "mbwe"
        },
        {
          "word": "njũi"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ngitĩ"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ᵑɡú.íꜜ/"
    },
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      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ngui"
}
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ngui",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9/10",
        "2": "ngui"
      },
      "expansion": "ngui class 9/10 (plural ngui)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "mbwe"
    },
    {
      "word": "njũi"
    }
  ],
  "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",
        "Kikuyu terms with audio links",
        "ki:Canids"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dog"
      ],
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        [
          "dog",
          "dog"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ngitĩ"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ᵑɡú.íꜜ/"
    },
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      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ngui"
}

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