"njũkĩ" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /ᶮdʑòkéꜜ/ Forms: 10 [canonical, class-10, class-9], njũkĩ [plural]
Etymology: Hinde (1904) records njuki as an equivalent of English bee in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba nsuki etc., “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba nzuki and Swahili nyuki as its equivalents. Etymology templates: {{cog|kam|nzũkĩ|nsuki}} Kamba nsuki, {{cog|sw|nyuki}} Swahili nyuki Head templates: {{ki-noun|9/10|njũkĩ}} njũkĩ class 9/10 (plural njũkĩ)
  1. bee Tags: class-10, class-9 Categories (lifeform): Insects Related terms: ũũkĩ [class-14]
    Sense id: en-njũkĩ-ki-noun-YsuBtZBK Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "nzũkĩ",
        "3": "nsuki"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba nsuki",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "nyuki"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili nyuki",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records njuki as an equivalent of English bee in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba nsuki etc., “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba nzuki and Swahili nyuki as its equivalents.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "njũkĩ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9/10",
        "2": "njũkĩ"
      },
      "expansion": "njũkĩ class 9/10 (plural njũkĩ)",
      "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": "Insects",
          "orig": "ki:Insects",
          "parents": [
            "Arthropods",
            "Animals",
            "Lifeforms",
            "All topics",
            "Life",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nature"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "beehive",
          "text": "mwatũ wa njũkĩ"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bee"
      ],
      "id": "en-njũkĩ-ki-noun-YsuBtZBK",
      "links": [
        [
          "bee",
          "bee"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "class-14"
          ],
          "word": "ũũkĩ"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ᶮdʑòkéꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "njũkĩ"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "nzũkĩ",
        "3": "nsuki"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba nsuki",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "nyuki"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili nyuki",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records njuki as an equivalent of English bee in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba nsuki etc., “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba nzuki and Swahili nyuki as its equivalents.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "10",
      "tags": [
        "canonical",
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "njũkĩ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "9/10",
        "2": "njũkĩ"
      },
      "expansion": "njũkĩ class 9/10 (plural njũkĩ)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "class-14"
      ],
      "word": "ũũkĩ"
    }
  ],
  "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:Insects"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "beehive",
          "text": "mwatũ wa njũkĩ"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bee"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bee",
          "bee"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "class-9"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ᶮdʑòkéꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "njũkĩ"
}

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