"rĩma" meaning in Kikuyu

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Verb

IPA: /ɾema/ Forms: kũrĩma [infinitive]
Etymology: Hinde (1904) records kurimma as an equivalent of English cultivate in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba kuimu and Swahili kulima as its equivalents. Etymology templates: {{cog|kam|kuimu}} Kamba kuimu, {{cog|sw|lima|kulima}} Swahili kulima Head templates: {{head|ki|verb|infinitive|kũrĩma|sort=rima}} rĩma (infinitive kũrĩma)
  1. to cultivate Derived forms: mũrĩmi [class-1], ũrĩmi [class-14], ũ(ũ)gĩ wa mũndũ ũmwe ndũrĩmaga Related terms: gũcimba
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "kuimu"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba kuimu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "lima",
        "3": "kulima"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili kulima",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records kurimma as an equivalent of English cultivate in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba kuimu and Swahili kulima as its equivalents.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kũrĩma",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kũrĩma",
        "sort": "rima"
      },
      "expansion": "rĩma (infinitive kũrĩma)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "class-1"
          ],
          "word": "mũrĩmi"
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "class-14"
          ],
          "word": "ũrĩmi"
        },
        {
          "word": "ũ(ũ)gĩ wa mũndũ ũmwe ndũrĩmaga"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to cultivate"
      ],
      "id": "en-rĩma-ki-verb-RR3v3O3q",
      "links": [
        [
          "cultivate",
          "cultivate"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "gũcimba"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɾema/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "rĩma"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "class-1"
      ],
      "word": "mũrĩmi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "class-14"
      ],
      "word": "ũrĩmi"
    },
    {
      "word": "ũ(ũ)gĩ wa mũndũ ũmwe ndũrĩmaga"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "kuimu"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba kuimu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "lima",
        "3": "kulima"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili kulima",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records kurimma as an equivalent of English cultivate in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba kuimu and Swahili kulima as its equivalents.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kũrĩma",
      "tags": [
        "infinitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "infinitive",
        "4": "kũrĩma",
        "sort": "rima"
      },
      "expansion": "rĩma (infinitive kũrĩma)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "gũcimba"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Kikuyu lemmas",
        "Kikuyu terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "Kikuyu verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to cultivate"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cultivate",
          "cultivate"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɾema/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "rĩma"
}

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