karĩma

See also: karima

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kàɾèmà(ꜜ)/

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

• (Kiambu) IPA^(key): /kàɾèmá/

• (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including hiti, icembe, igoko (pl. magoko), ihĩtia (pl. mahĩtia), itumbĩ (pl. matumbĩ), kĩeha, kĩng'ang'i, mũhikania, mũhũmũ, mũkanda, mbica, nduka, ngingo, ngũkũ, rũthanju, tombo, and so on.

Noun

karĩma class 12 (plural tũrĩma)

1. small hill

   Synonym: thũngũri

Related terms

(Nouns)

• kĩrĩma class 7
• mũrĩma class 3

References

• “karĩma” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 399. Oxford: Clarendon Press.