kũngũ

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kòᵑɡóꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.

Interjection

kũngũ

1. hail!

Derived terms

• kũngũ maitũ na hunyũ wake (phrase)

Further reading

• “kũngũ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 245. Oxford: Clarendon Press.