ndina

Javanese

Noun

ndina

1. (colloquial) Nonstandard spelling of dina.

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ⁿdìnáꜜ/

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

• (Kiambu)

• (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including bũrũri (pl. mabũrũri), ikara, ikinya, itimũ, kanitha (pl. makanitha), kiugo, kĩhaato, maguta, mũgeka, mũkonyo, mũrata, mwana, mbembe, mbũri, nyaga, riitho, riũa, rũrĩmĩ (pl. nĩmĩ), ũhoro (pl. mohoro), and so on.

Noun

ndina class 9/10 (plural ndina)

1. buttocks

   Synonyms: njikarĩro, itina

Derived terms

(Proverbs)

• mwĩgerekanio wateire kĩũra ndina

References

• “ndina” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 293. Oxford: Clarendon Press.