ngono

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See also: ngɔnɔ

Kikuyu

Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili mikono (“hands”).[1]

Pronunciation

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 4 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩng'ang'i, ngũkũ, kĩeha, and so on.

Noun

ngono class 10

  1. hands[1]

Derived terms

(Verbs)

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “ngono” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 312. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Swahili

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Etymology

A nominalization of a dialectal verb -gona lost in Standard Swahili, from Common Bantu *-gòna (“sleep”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

ngono class IX (plural ngono class X)

  1. time for sleeping
  2. sex (sexual intercourse)
    Synonym: tendo la ndoa
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