rũkunyũ

Kikuyu

Etymology

From gũkunya (“to pinch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾòkùɲǒ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 2 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩgunyũ, njagĩ, kiugũ, and so on.

• (Kiambu)

• (Limuru) IPA^(key): /ɾòkòɲǒ/

As for Tonal Class, as rũkũnyũ, 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

rũkunyũ class 11 (plural ngunyũ)

1. scratch, laceration

See also

• kĩrema, kĩronda