rũhonge

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Kikuyu

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɾò.hɔ̀.ᵑɡɛ̌/
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 2 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩgunyũ, njagĩ, kiugũ, and so on.
  • (Kiambu)

Noun

rũhonge class 11 (plural 'honge)

  1. branch, bough[2][3][1]
    Synonym: hwang'a
  2. rump, hip[2][1]
  3. pelvis[2]
  4. ilium[2]

Holonyms

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 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.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 honge” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 162. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
  3. ^ Muiru, David N. (2007). Wĩrute Gĩgĩkũyũ: Marĩtwa ma Gĩgĩkũyũ Mataũrĩtwo Na Gĩthũngũ, p. 11, 33.