thitima

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Kikuyu[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Swahili stima.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

The first i is pronounced long.[1]
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩgokora, mbarĩki, thimiti, and so on.

Noun[edit]

thitima class 9/10 (plural thitima)

  1. electricity

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “thitima” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 518. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
  • Muiru, David N. (2007). Wĩrute Gĩgĩkũyũ: Marĩtwa ma Gĩgĩkũyũ Mataũrĩtwo Na Gĩthũngũ, pp. 12, 34.
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