gĩtugĩ

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣètùɣé/

As for Tonal Class, Armstrong (1940) classifies this term into ŋgoko class which includes ngũkũ, hiti, icembe, igoko (pl. magoko), ihĩtia (pl. mahĩtia), kĩng'ang'i, maitũ (“my mother”), mbogo, mũkanda, mũthĩgi, nduka, ngingo, rũthanju, Wambũgũ (“man's name”), etc. Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 4 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩng'ang'i, ngũkũ, kĩeha, and so on.

Noun

gĩtugĩ class 7 (plural itugĩ)

1. pillar, post, prop

   Synonym: gĩtingĩ

See also

• mũitĩrĩro, gĩkĩngĩ, kĩrĩĩgo