mũhĩnga

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Kikuyu

Etymology

Derived from a verb kũhĩnga.[1]

Pronunciation

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 8 with a disyllabic stem, together with matũũra, thani, kiuga, and so on.

Noun

mũhĩnga class 3 (plural mĩhĩnga)

  1. obstacle, stumbling block[1]

(Nouns)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 hĩnga” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 157. Oxford: Clarendon Press.