Kikuyu

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Pronunciation

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As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 4 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩhengere, kĩariũngũ, and so on.

Noun

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harika class 9/10 (plural harika)

  1. female goat that has not yet borne a kid[2]
    Hypernym: mbũri

References

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  1. ^ Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1981). "A Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns: A Study of Limuru Dialect." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 22, 75–123.
  2. ^ “harika” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 142. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Malagasy

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Noun

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harika

  1. scowl

Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish خارقه, from Arabic خارِقة (ḵāriqa, marvel, something supernatural).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /haː.ɾiˈka/
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  • Hyphenation: ha‧ri‧ka

Adjective

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harika

  1. great, marvellous, fantastic, wonderful

Declension

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