"rwara" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /ɾoàɾáꜜ/ Audio: LL-Q33587 (kik)-Samuel Waina (WikiLucas00)-rũara.wav Forms: ndwara [plural]
Etymology: Hinde (1904) records ruarra as an equivalent of English nail (finger) in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu. Head templates: {{ki-noun|11|ndwara}} rwara class 11 (plural ndwara)
  1. fingernail, nail Tags: class-11 Categories (topical): Body parts Holonyms (njara): kĩara, kaara
    Sense id: en-rwara-ki-noun-q3eLa0WN Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header

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{
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records ruarra as an equivalent of English nail (finger) in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ndwara",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "11",
        "2": "ndwara"
      },
      "expansion": "rwara class 11 (plural ndwara)",
      "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": "topical",
          "langcode": "ki",
          "name": "Body parts",
          "orig": "ki:Body parts",
          "parents": [
            "Body",
            "Anatomy",
            "Human",
            "Biology",
            "Medicine",
            "All topics",
            "Sciences",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fingernail, nail"
      ],
      "holonyms": [
        {
          "sense": "njara",
          "word": "kĩara"
        },
        {
          "sense": "njara",
          "word": "kaara"
        }
      ],
      "id": "en-rwara-ki-noun-q3eLa0WN",
      "links": [
        [
          "fingernail",
          "fingernail"
        ],
        [
          "nail",
          "nail"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-11"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɾoàɾáꜜ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q33587 (kik)-Samuel Waina (WikiLucas00)-rũara.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/84/LL-Q33587_%28kik%29-Samuel_Waina_%28WikiLucas00%29-r%C5%A9ara.wav/LL-Q33587_%28kik%29-Samuel_Waina_%28WikiLucas00%29-r%C5%A9ara.wav.mp3",
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      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "rwara"
}
{
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records ruarra as an equivalent of English nail (finger) in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ndwara",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "11",
        "2": "ndwara"
      },
      "expansion": "rwara class 11 (plural ndwara)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "holonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "njara",
      "word": "kĩara"
    },
    {
      "sense": "njara",
      "word": "kaara"
    }
  ],
  "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 with IPA pronunciation",
        "Kikuyu terms with audio links",
        "ki:Body parts"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fingernail, nail"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fingernail",
          "fingernail"
        ],
        [
          "nail",
          "nail"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-11"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ɾoàɾáꜜ/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q33587 (kik)-Samuel Waina (WikiLucas00)-rũara.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/84/LL-Q33587_%28kik%29-Samuel_Waina_%28WikiLucas00%29-r%C5%A9ara.wav/LL-Q33587_%28kik%29-Samuel_Waina_%28WikiLucas00%29-r%C5%A9ara.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/84/LL-Q33587_%28kik%29-Samuel_Waina_%28WikiLucas00%29-r%C5%A9ara.wav/LL-Q33587_%28kik%29-Samuel_Waina_%28WikiLucas00%29-r%C5%A9ara.wav.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "rwara"
}

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