gũtũ

Kikuyu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀tʊ́ì.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɣoto/

Noun

gũtũ class 15 (plural matũ)[1]

  1. ear

Meronyms

Derived terms

(Proverbs)

  • gĩathĩ kĩa ngũha nĩ gũtũ
  • gũtirĩ mũrĩo ũtainagia gũtũ
  • ithe wa thaka ndarĩ matũ
  • mbũri yene mũitha nĩ gũtũ
  • nyenje ĩ(r)ĩ gũtũ ĩhũ(ũ)gagia mwene
  • nyina wa thaka ndarĩ matũ

References
  1. “gũtũ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 476. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.