kĩbaũ
Kikuyu
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Swahili kibao.[1]
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- This a is pronounced long.[1]
- As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.
Noun
kĩbaũ class 7 (plural ibaũ)
Related terms
(Nouns)
See also
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- This a is pronounced long.[1]
- As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.
Noun
kĩbaũ class 7 (plural ibaũ)
- (Northern) serval cat (Leptailurus serval)[3][1]
- Synonym: kĩrũũmi
- cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)[2]
- Synonyms: nginaraco, nginyaraca, kanyũtũ, kĩrũũmi
See also
- (serval cat): mũrũngũru
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 “kĩbaũ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 26. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kingdon, Jonathan (1977). East African Mammals: An Atlas of Evolution in Africa, Volume III Part A (Carnivores), p. 396. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. →ISBN
- ^ Barlow, A. Ruffell (1960). Studies in Kikuyu Grammar and Idiom, p. 257.