mathĩnjĩro

Kikuyu

Etymology

From gũthĩnja (“to slaughter, to slay”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /màðèᶮd͡ʑéɾɔ̀(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.

Noun

mathĩnjĩro class 6

1. plural of ithĩnjĩro
2. leaves on which an animal is slaughtered and cut up

Related terms

(Nouns)

• gĩthĩnjĩro class 7