gĩthemengũ

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Kikuyu

Alternative forms

Etymology

Derived from a verb gũthemenga.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣèðɛ̀mɛ̀ᵑɡóꜜ/
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 6 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩgongona, and so on.

Noun

gĩthemengũ class 7 (plural ithemengũ)

  1. evil eye

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “gĩthemengũ1” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 501. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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