kĩbaũ

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Kikuyu

FWOTD – 9 January 2021

Pronunciation

This a is pronounced long.[1]
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Swahili kibao.[1]

Noun

kĩbaũ class 7 (plural ibaũ)

  1. board[1]
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Etymology 2

Noun

kĩbaũ class 7 (plural ibaũ)

  1. (Northern) serval cat (Leptailurus serval)[2][1]
    Synonym: kĩrũũmi
  2. cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)[3]
    Synonyms: nginaraco, nginyaraca, kanyũtũ, kĩrũũmi
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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 “kĩbaũ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 26. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
  2. ^ Barlow, A. Ruffell (1960). Studies in Kikuyu Grammar and Idiom, p. 257.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kingdon, Jonathan (1977). East African Mammals: An Atlas of Evolution in Africa, Volume III Part A (Carnivores), p. 396. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. →ISBN
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