ũthiũ

Kikuyu

Etymology

Hinde (1904) records uthio as an equivalent of English face in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba uthio and Swahili uso (pl. nyuso) as its equivalents.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /òðiǒꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a monosyllabic stem, together with rũkũ, and so on.

• (Kiambu)
  • (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including baba, guka, gũtũ, mũguĩ, mũtwe, nyamũ, ruo, rũhĩ (pl. hĩ), rũkũ (pl. ngũ), taata (“my aunt”), ũta (pl. mota), and so on.

Noun

ũthiũ class 14 (plural mothiũ)

1. face

   Meronyms: rũbutu, riitho, ikai, kĩmone, iniũrũ, kanua

See also

• gĩthiithi