gĩkeno

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Kikuyu

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Etymology

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From gũkena (“to be glad”).[1]

Pronunciation

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As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.

Noun

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gĩkeno class 7 (plural ikeno)

  1. joy, happiness[1]

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “gĩkeno” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 213. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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