thitima

Kikuyu

Alternative forms

• thiitima

Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili stima.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ðìːtímà(ꜜ)/

The first i is pronounced long.

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

thitima class 9/10 (plural thitima)

1. electricity

References

• Muiru, David N. (2007). Wĩrute Gĩgĩkũyũ: Marĩtwa ma Gĩgĩkũyũ Mataũrĩtwo Na Gĩthũngũ, pp. 12, 34.