"ngiri" meaning in Swahili

See ngiri in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-ngiri.flac Forms: ngiri class IX [canonical], ngiri class X [plural]
Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} ngiri class IX (plural ngiri class X)
  1. warthog (a species of wild pig) Categories (lifeform): Pigs
    Sense id: en-ngiri-sw-noun-YAO49~TZ Disambiguation of Pigs: 57 43 Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 1 8 1 35 34 12 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 11 0 30 30 16 13 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-ngiri.flac Forms: ngiri class [canonical]
Etymology: Borrowed from Kikuyu ngiri. Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|ki|ngiri}} Borrowed from Kikuyu ngiri Head templates: {{sw-noun}} ngiri class ? (plural [please provide])
  1. (Kenya, slang) thousand shilling Tags: Kenya, slang Categories (topical): Money Synonyms: kapa, thao
    Sense id: en-ngiri-sw-noun-nAHCEq8e Disambiguation of Money: 34 66 Categories (other): Kenyan Swahili, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 11 0 30 30 16 13 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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