mweri

== Chuabo == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jédì. Cognate with Luganda omwezi, Swahili mwezi, Kabwa omweri, Nambya mweji, Chichewa mwezi, Shona mwedzi, Lomwe mweeri, Rwanda-Rundi ukwêzi, Sotho kgwedi. === Noun === mweri moon === References === Shrum, Jeff (2018), Chuwabo - Portuguese Dictionary‎[1], SIL International == Kikuyu == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jédì. Hinde (1904) records mweri “moon, month” and mweli “month” as equivalents of English moon and month in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba mwei (“moon”) and Swahili mwezi (“moon, month”) (pl. miezi, only in the sense “month”) as their equivalents. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /moɛ̀ɾíꜜ/ As for Tonal Class, Armstrong (1940) classifies this term into mbori class which includes mbũri, ikinya (pl. makinya), itimũ, kĩhaato, maguta, mbembe, mũgeka, mũrata, nyaga, ũhoro, riitho, riũa, rũrĩmĩ, Kamau (“man's name”), etc. Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on. (Kiambu) (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, as mũeri, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including bũrũri (pl. mabũrũri), ikara, ikinya, itimũ, kanitha (pl. makanitha), kiugo, kĩhaato, maguta, mũgeka, mũkonyo, mũrata, mwana, mbembe, mbũri, nyaga, riitho, riũa, rũrĩmĩ (pl. nĩmĩ), ũhoro (pl. mohoro), and so on. === Noun === mweri class 3 (plural mĩeri) moon month menstruation ==== See also ==== (month): mũthenya < kiumia < mweri < mwaka === References ===