gĩthingithia

Kikuyu

Etymology

Derived from a verb gũthingithia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣèðìᵑɡíðiáꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 9 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩng'aurũ, mbahaca, mwarimũ, and so on.

Noun

gĩthingithia class 7 (plural ithingithia)

1. earthquake