mũhĩnga

Kikuyu edit

Etymology edit

Derived from a verb kũhĩnga.^[1]

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /mòhéᵑɡǎꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 8 with a disyllabic stem, together with matũũra, thani, kiuga, and so on.

Noun edit

mũhĩnga class 3 (plural mĩhĩnga)

obstacle, stumbling block^[1]

Related terms edit

(Nouns)

kahĩnga class 12
kĩhĩnga class 7
mahĩnga class 6

References edit

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 “mũhĩnga” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 157. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

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