ndahi

Kikuyu

Etymology

From gũtaha (“to draw (beer)”).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ⁿdàhí(ꜜ)/

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.^[2] Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.

Noun

ndahi class 9/10 (plural ndahi)

calabash used for drawing beer etc.^[1]

Derived terms

(Proverbs)

mũtumia ndatũraga mũtwe na ndaikagia ndahi ndua

Related terms

(Nouns)

gatahi class 12
gĩtahi class 7

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 “ndahi” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 288. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
^ Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).

[tgb1964-1] 1.0 ^1.1 “ndahi” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 288. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

[lea1940-2] Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).

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