gĩcanũri

Kikuyu

Etymology

From a verb gũcanũra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣèɕànóɾǐꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 10 with a trisyllabic stem, together with gĩting'ũri, ndigithũ, kĩĩgunyĩ, and so on.

• (Kiambu)

• (Limuru) IPA^(key): /ɣèɕànóɾíꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including biribiri, cibũ (“chief”), gĩkabũ (pl. ikabũ), gĩtara, ithanwa, ithandũkũ, kĩng'aurũ, mũthigari, mũthũ, mwatũka, mbũkũ, ndigithũ, njata, rũbutu (pl. mbutu), thaburia, and so on.

Noun

gĩcanũri class 7 (plural icanũri)

1. comb (for hairs)

See also

• kĩguti