kĩino

See also: kiino

Kikuyu

Alternative forms

• kiino

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kèìnɔ́ꜜ/

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.

Noun

kĩino class 7 (plural ciino)

1. female reproductive organs

Usage notes

Contains the rũng'ũthũ known as clitoris in English and vulva also known as mboco. For girls before menstruation, it's gati, post menopausal it's gĩti.

See also

• huyo, kĩnena

References

• “kĩino” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 187. Oxford: Clarendon Press.