"thiirĩ" meaning in Kikuyu

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Noun

IPA: /ðìːɾèꜜ/ Forms: mathiirĩ [plural]
Etymology: Cf. Maasai e-sile (“debt”). Hinde (1904) records thiire as an equivalent of English debt in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu. Etymology templates: {{cog|mas|esile|e-sile|debt}} Maasai e-sile (“debt”) Head templates: {{ki-noun|14|mathiirĩ}} thiirĩ class 14 (plural mathiirĩ)
  1. debt Tags: class-14 Synonyms: thirĩ Derived forms: haaro nĩ ya mũka ũrĩ thiirĩ, kũrĩa thiirĩ wene nĩ kũrĩha, kũrua, kũgũrana na kũrĩha thiirĩ gũtiĩriragwo, ngĩa ĩtarĩ thiirĩ ti ngĩa
    Sense id: en-thiirĩ-ki-noun-ZS11-br7 Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mas",
        "2": "esile",
        "3": "e-sile",
        "4": "debt"
      },
      "expansion": "Maasai e-sile (“debt”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cf. Maasai e-sile (“debt”).\nHinde (1904) records thiire as an equivalent of English debt in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mathiirĩ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "14",
        "2": "mathiirĩ"
      },
      "expansion": "thiirĩ class 14 (plural mathiirĩ)",
      "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"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "haaro nĩ ya mũka ũrĩ thiirĩ"
        },
        {
          "word": "kũrĩa thiirĩ wene nĩ kũrĩha"
        },
        {
          "word": "kũrua, kũgũrana na kũrĩha thiirĩ gũtiĩriragwo"
        },
        {
          "word": "ngĩa ĩtarĩ thiirĩ ti ngĩa"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "the debt",
          "text": "thiirĩ ũcio"
        },
        {
          "english": "to pay off debt",
          "text": "kũrĩha thiirĩ"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "debt"
      ],
      "id": "en-thiirĩ-ki-noun-ZS11-br7",
      "links": [
        [
          "debt",
          "debt"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "thirĩ"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-14"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ðìːɾèꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "thiirĩ"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "haaro nĩ ya mũka ũrĩ thiirĩ"
    },
    {
      "word": "kũrĩa thiirĩ wene nĩ kũrĩha"
    },
    {
      "word": "kũrua, kũgũrana na kũrĩha thiirĩ gũtiĩriragwo"
    },
    {
      "word": "ngĩa ĩtarĩ thiirĩ ti ngĩa"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mas",
        "2": "esile",
        "3": "e-sile",
        "4": "debt"
      },
      "expansion": "Maasai e-sile (“debt”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Cf. Maasai e-sile (“debt”).\nHinde (1904) records thiire as an equivalent of English debt in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mathiirĩ",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "14",
        "2": "mathiirĩ"
      },
      "expansion": "thiirĩ class 14 (plural mathiirĩ)",
      "name": "ki-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Kikuyu class 14 nouns",
        "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Kikuyu lemmas",
        "Kikuyu nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "the debt",
          "text": "thiirĩ ũcio"
        },
        {
          "english": "to pay off debt",
          "text": "kũrĩha thiirĩ"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "debt"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "debt",
          "debt"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "class-14"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ðìːɾèꜜ/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "thirĩ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "thiirĩ"
}

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