mũtumia wa kĩero gĩtune

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Kikuyu

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mòtùmíjà(ꜜ) wa keɛ̀ɾɔ̀(ꜜ) ɣètùːnɛ́ꜜ/

Noun

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mũtumia wa kĩero gĩtune class 1 (plural atumia a kĩero gĩtune)

  1. (idiomatic) a woman whose husbands die one after another[1] (lit. a wife of a red thigh).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ “kĩero” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 95. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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