ngunĩko

Kikuyu

Etymology

From gũkunĩka (“to put on the lid”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ᵑɡùnékɔ̀(ꜜ)/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩgokora, mbarĩki, thimiti, and so on.

• (Kiambu)

• (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including gĩcũhĩ, gĩkorora, kĩgokora, mũceere, mũgathĩ, mũgogo (pl. mĩgogo), mũgoma, mũirĩtu, mbarĩki, ndagitari, ngirathi, njohero, njũi, rĩithori (pl. maithori), ũnyiinyi, and so on.

Noun

ngunĩko class 9/10 (plural ngunĩko) (augmentative gĩkunĩko; diminutive gakunĩko)

1. lid, cover