"rũrĩmĩ" meaning in Kikuyu

See rũrĩmĩ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɾòɾèméꜜ/ Audio: LL-Q33587 (kik)-Samuel Waina (WikiLucas00)-rũrĩmĩ.wav Forms: nĩmĩ [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀dɪ́mì. Hinde (1904) records ulimi or rurimi as an equivalent of English tongue in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba wimi and Swahili ulimi (pl. ndimi) as its equivalent. Etymology templates: {{inh|ki|bnt-pro|*dʊ̀dɪ́mì}} Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀dɪ́mì, {{cog|kam|wimi}} Kamba wimi, {{cog|sw|ulimi}} Swahili ulimi Head templates: {{ki-noun|11}} rũrĩmĩ class 11 (plural nĩmĩ)
  1. tongue Tags: class-11 Categories (topical): Body parts Holonyms: kanua
    Sense id: en-rũrĩmĩ-ki-noun-snFSEtk5 Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*dʊ̀dɪ́mì"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀dɪ́mì",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "wimi"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba wimi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "ulimi"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili ulimi",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀dɪ́mì. Hinde (1904) records ulimi or rurimi as an equivalent of English tongue in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba wimi and Swahili ulimi (pl. ndimi) as its equivalent.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nĩmĩ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "11"
      },
      "expansion": "rũrĩmĩ class 11 (plural nĩmĩ)",
      "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": "topical",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Body parts",
          "orig": "ki:Body parts",
          "parents": [
            "Body",
            "Anatomy",
            "All topics",
            "Biology",
            "Medicine",
            "Fundamental",
            "Sciences",
            "Healthcare",
            "Health"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tongue"
      ],
      "holonyms": [
        {
          "word": "kanua"
        }
      ],
      "id": "en-rũrĩmĩ-ki-noun-snFSEtk5",
      "links": [
        [
          "tongue",
          "tongue"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-11"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɾòɾèméꜜ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q33587 (kik)-Samuel Waina (WikiLucas00)-rũrĩmĩ.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/34/LL-Q33587_%28kik%29-Samuel_Waina_%28WikiLucas00%29-r%C5%A9r%C4%A9m%C4%A9.wav/LL-Q33587_%28kik%29-Samuel_Waina_%28WikiLucas00%29-r%C5%A9r%C4%A9m%C4%A9.wav.mp3",
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    }
  ],
  "word": "rũrĩmĩ"
}
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "bnt-pro",
        "3": "*dʊ̀dɪ́mì"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀dɪ́mì",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "wimi"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba wimi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sw",
        "2": "ulimi"
      },
      "expansion": "Swahili ulimi",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀dɪ́mì. Hinde (1904) records ulimi or rurimi as an equivalent of English tongue in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba wimi and Swahili ulimi (pl. ndimi) as its equivalent.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "nĩmĩ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "11"
      },
      "expansion": "rũrĩmĩ class 11 (plural nĩmĩ)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "holonyms": [
    {
      "word": "kanua"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Kikuyu class 11 nouns",
        "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:Body parts"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "tongue"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tongue",
          "tongue"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-11"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɾòɾèméꜜ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q33587 (kik)-Samuel Waina (WikiLucas00)-rũrĩmĩ.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/34/LL-Q33587_%28kik%29-Samuel_Waina_%28WikiLucas00%29-r%C5%A9r%C4%A9m%C4%A9.wav/LL-Q33587_%28kik%29-Samuel_Waina_%28WikiLucas00%29-r%C5%A9r%C4%A9m%C4%A9.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/34/LL-Q33587_%28kik%29-Samuel_Waina_%28WikiLucas00%29-r%C5%A9r%C4%A9m%C4%A9.wav/LL-Q33587_%28kik%29-Samuel_Waina_%28WikiLucas00%29-r%C5%A9r%C4%A9m%C4%A9.wav.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "rũrĩmĩ"
}

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