guoko

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Kikuyu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀bókò.

Pronunciation[edit]

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.[1]

Noun[edit]

guoko class 15 (plural moko)

  1. hand[2]
    Synonym: rũhĩ
  2. arm[3]

Meronyms[edit]

(arm):

Holonyms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Muiru, David N. (2007). Wĩrute Gĩgĩkũyũ: Marĩtwa Ma Gĩgĩkũyũ Mataũrĩtwo Na Gĩthũngũ, p. 11.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Gathara, Janeesther Wanjiru (2015). A cognitive approach to Gikuyu polysemy, pp. 23–24.
  • “guoko” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 358. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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