kĩrung'u

Kikuyu

Alternative forms

• kĩrung'o

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kèɾùŋò(ꜜ)/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1 with a disyllabic stem, together with ndaka, and so on.

• (Kiambu)
  • (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including cindano, huko, iburi, igego, igoti, ini (pl. mani), inooro, irigũ, irũa, iturubarĩ (pl. maturubarĩ), kĩbaata, kĩmũrĩ, kũgũrũ, mũciĩ, mũgeni, mũgũrũki, mũmbirarũ, mũndũ, mũri, mũthuuri, mwaki (“fire”), mwario (“way of speaking”), mbogoro, nda, ndaka, ndigiri, ngo, njagathi, njogu, nyondo (“breast(s)”), and so on.

Noun

kĩrung'u class 7 (plural irung'u) (diminutive karung'u)

1. section of log or pole
2. chunk, hunk, joint (of meat)

See also

• (section of log): mũgogo, rũkũ, rũtungu