kĩrimũ
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Kikuyu[edit]
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]
kĩrimũ class 7 (plural irimũ)
- fool, idiot, stupid
- Synonym: nding'oing'o
Derived terms[edit]
(Proverbs)
- cira wa kĩrimũ ũtindaga kĩharo
- irimũ ikenagĩra ũndũ mũ(ũ)ru
- kĩrimũ gĩtindagia andũ njĩra
- kĩrimũ kĩninũkagia kĩgĩĩna
- kĩrimũ kĩongaga nyina arĩ mũkuũ
- kĩrimũ nĩ ta mwatũ
- wa kĩrimũ wĩtirimagia na mũgĩ
Related terms[edit]
(Nouns)
- ũrimũ class 14
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
- “kĩrimũ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 387. Oxford: Clarendon Press.