gĩkũnjo

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Kikuyu

Etymology

From gũkũnja (“to fold”).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɣè.kò.ᶮdʑɔ́ꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, 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, 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.^[2]

Noun

gĩkũnjo class 7 (plural ikũnjo)

ball of string or wool^[1]
Synonym: gĩcũni
tied or rolled up bundle or load^[1]

Related terms

(Nouns)

gĩkũnja class 7

See also

(ball of string or wool): mũbira
(tied or rolled up load): kĩohe

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 “gĩkũnjo” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 246. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
^ Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1981). "A Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns: A Study of Limuru Dialect." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 22, 75–123.

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