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Bikol Central
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ŋiˈɾi/,
- Hyphenation: ngi‧ri
Noun
ngirí (Basahan spelling ᜅᜒᜍᜒ)
- repulsion, morbidity, hideosity, abomination
- Synonym: rima-rima
- danger
- Synonyms: peligro, pag-alaman
- treachery, infamy
- Synonym: ngirhat
Derived terms
Kanakanabu
Noun
ngiri
- thread
Kikuyu
Numeral
ngiri
- thousand
Descendants
References
- Muiru, David N. (2007) Wĩrute Gĩgĩkũyũ: Marĩtwa Ma Gĩgĩkũyũ Mataũrĩtwo Na Gĩthũngũ, pages 28, 50
Swahili
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
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Noun
ngiri (n class, plural ngiri)
- warthog (a species of wild pig)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Kikuyu ngiri.
Noun
ngiri (needs class)
- (Kenya, slang) thousand shilling
- Synonyms: kapa, thao