"rũũĩ" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /ɾòːéꜜ/ Forms: njũĩ [plural]
Etymology: Hinde (1904) records rūi as an equivalent of English river in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu. Head templates: {{ki-noun|11|njũĩ}} rũũĩ class 11 (plural njũĩ)
  1. river Tags: class-11 Categories (topical): Water Categories (place): Landforms Derived forms: kĩũra kĩaringio rũũĩ kiugaga nĩkĩo kĩeringia, mũgeni nĩ rũũĩ Related terms: karũũĩ [class-12], maĩ, mũtaro
    Sense id: en-rũũĩ-ki-noun-X1qO2PE5 Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records rūi as an equivalent of English river in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "njũĩ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "11",
        "2": "njũĩ"
      },
      "expansion": "rũũĩ class 11 (plural njũĩ)",
      "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": "place",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Landforms",
          "orig": "ki:Landforms",
          "parents": [
            "Earth",
            "Places",
            "Nature",
            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Water",
          "orig": "ki:Water",
          "parents": [
            "Liquids",
            "Matter",
            "Chemistry",
            "Nature",
            "Sciences",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "kĩũra kĩaringio rũũĩ kiugaga nĩkĩo kĩeringia"
        },
        {
          "word": "mũgeni nĩ rũũĩ"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "river"
      ],
      "id": "en-rũũĩ-ki-noun-X1qO2PE5",
      "links": [
        [
          "river",
          "river"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "class-12"
          ],
          "word": "karũũĩ"
        },
        {
          "word": "maĩ"
        },
        {
          "word": "mũtaro"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-11"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɾòːéꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "rũũĩ"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "kĩũra kĩaringio rũũĩ kiugaga nĩkĩo kĩeringia"
    },
    {
      "word": "mũgeni nĩ rũũĩ"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records rūi as an equivalent of English river in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "njũĩ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "11",
        "2": "njũĩ"
      },
      "expansion": "rũũĩ class 11 (plural njũĩ)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "class-12"
      ],
      "word": "karũũĩ"
    },
    {
      "word": "maĩ"
    },
    {
      "word": "mũtaro"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Kikuyu class 11 nouns",
        "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Kikuyu lemmas",
        "Kikuyu nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "ki:Landforms",
        "ki:Water"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "river"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "river",
          "river"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-11"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɾòːéꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "rũũĩ"
}

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