"rĩithori" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /ɾèìðɔ́ɾì(ꜜ)/, /ɾèìðɔ́ɾìꜜ/ Forms: maithori [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *-yí̧cōdī̧. Hinde (1904) records maithorri as an equivalent of English tears in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba methoii as its equivalent. Etymology templates: {{inh|ki|bnt-pro|*-yí̧cōdī̧}} Proto-Bantu *-yí̧cōdī̧, {{cog|kam|methoii}} Kamba methoii Head templates: {{ki-noun|5|maithori}} rĩithori class 5 (plural maithori)
  1. teardrop, tear Tags: class-5 Categories (topical): Bodily fluids Derived forms: mbere nĩ gĩkeno thutha nĩ maithori
    Sense id: en-rĩithori-ki-noun-af7j3vSO Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    {
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        "1": "ki",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
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  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "5",
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      },
      "expansion": "rĩithori class 5 (plural maithori)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "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": "topical",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Bodily fluids",
          "orig": "ki:Bodily fluids",
          "parents": [
            "Body parts",
            "Liquids",
            "Body",
            "Anatomy",
            "Matter",
            "All topics",
            "Biology",
            "Medicine",
            "Chemistry",
            "Nature",
            "Fundamental",
            "Sciences",
            "Healthcare",
            "Health"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "mbere nĩ gĩkeno thutha nĩ maithori"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "teardrop, tear"
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          "teardrop",
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        ],
        [
          "tear",
          "tear"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɾèìðɔ́ɾì(ꜜ)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɾèìðɔ́ɾìꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "rĩithori"
}
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    {
      "word": "mbere nĩ gĩkeno thutha nĩ maithori"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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      },
      "expansion": "Kamba methoii",
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    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Kikuyu lemmas",
        "Kikuyu nouns",
        "Kikuyu terms derived from Proto-Bantu",
        "Kikuyu terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "ki:Bodily fluids"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "teardrop, tear"
      ],
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        [
          "teardrop",
          "teardrop"
        ],
        [
          "tear",
          "tear"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɾèìðɔ́ɾì(ꜜ)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɾèìðɔ́ɾìꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "rĩithori"
}

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