mũikũrũko

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

• (Kiambu)

• (Limuru) IPA^(key): /mòìkòɾòkɔ̀ꜜ/

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

mũikũrũko class 3 (plural mĩikũrũko)

1. declivity, downward slope

   Antonym: mwambato

Related terms

(Verbs)

• gũikũrũka

See also

• kĩharũrũka