mũthita

Kikuyu

Alternative forms

• mũthiita

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mòðìːtáꜜ/

This i is pronounced long.

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.

• (Kiambu)

• (Limuru) IPA^(key): /mòðìːtǎ/

As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including gĩkwa (pl. ikwa), ithangũ (pl. mathangũ), kiugũ, kĩboko, kĩgunyũ, kĩnya, kĩroboto, kĩrũũmi, mbogo, mũcinga, mũgate, mũhaka, mũrangi, mũrũthi, ndaraca, ndirica, njohi, nyũmba, thĩ, and so on.

Noun

mũthita class 3 (plural mĩthita) (augmentative gĩthita)

1. (uncircumcised) penis

See also

• ũruu, (Kiambu) mũcuthĩ; heke, ndendera, nyee

Anagrams

• mũtathi