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Kikuyu
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Verb
ciara (infinitive gũciara)
- to bring forth, to give birth, to give rise
- to bear (fruit)
- to adopt
Derived terms
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Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
ciara class 8
- plural of kĩara
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Noun
ciara class 8
- plural of kĩara
References
- ^ Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu, p. 360. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Barlow, A. Ruffell (1960). Studies in Kikuyu Grammar and Idiom, p. 227.
- “ciara” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Anagrams
Spanish
Verb
ciara
- first/third-person singular imperfect subjunctive of ciar
Venetian
Adjective
ciara
- feminine singular of ciaro