-thaka

See also: thaka

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ðàkǎ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 2 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩgunyũ, njagĩ, kiugũ, and so on.

Adjective

-thaka

1. beautiful, pretty, fine, good-looking

Inflection

agreement of -thaka

	Singular	Plural
Class 1, Class 2	mũthaka	athaka
Class 3, Class 4	mũthaka	mĩthaka
Class 5, Class 6	rĩthaka	mathaka
Class 7, Class 8	gĩthaka	thaka
Class 9, Class 10	thaka	thaka
Class 11, Class 10	rũthaka	thaka
Class 12, Class 13	gathaka	tũthaka
Class 14, Class 6	mũthaka	mathaka
Class 15, Class 6	gũthaka	mathaka
Class 16	hathaka	-

Derived terms

(Nouns)

• ũthaka class 14

(Proverbs)

• mũirĩtu mũthaka ahĩtũkagĩra thome wa ngĩa

Related terms

(Verbs)

• gũthakara