gĩthemengũ

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Kikuyu[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Derived from a verb gũthemenga.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɣèðɛ̀mɛ̀ᵑɡóꜜ/
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 6 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩgongona, and so on.

Noun[edit]

gĩthemengũ class 7 (plural ithemengũ)

  1. evil eye[1]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “gĩthemengũ1” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 501. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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