thũng'wa

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ðóŋoáꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 7 with a disyllabic stem, together with njata, and so on.

• (Kiambu)

• (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, as thũng'ũa, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including biribiri, cibũ (“chief”), gĩkabũ (pl. ikabũ), gĩtara, ithanwa, ithandũkũ, kĩng'aurũ, mũthigari, mũthũ, mwatũka, mbũkũ, ndigithũ, njata, rũbutu (pl. mbutu), thaburia, and so on.

Noun

thũng'wa class 9/10 (plural thũng'wa)

1. ankle(-bone)

Synonyms

• (ankle-bone): thũrimo

See also

• kũgũrũ, ikinya, rũnyarĩrĩ

References

• “thũng'wa” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
• Muiru, David N. (2007). Wĩrute Gĩgĩkũyũ: Marĩtwa Ma Gĩgĩkũyũ Mataũrĩtwo Na Gĩthũngũ, p. 11.