nding'oing'o

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Kikuyu

Etymology

From a verb gũting'oing'a.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ⁿdìŋɔ̀ìŋɔ̀(ꜜ)/
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1.
  • (Kiambu)

Noun

nding'oing'o class 9/10 (plural nding'oing'o) (diminutive gating'oing'o)

  1. african fruit beetle[1]
  2. stupid person, fool, idiot[1]
    Synonym: kĩrimũ

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 “nding'oing'o” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 293. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
  2. ^ Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1981). "A Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns: A Study of Limuru Dialect." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 22, 75–123.