ngundi

Adnyamathanha

Noun

ngundi

1. back of the head

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ᵑɡùⁿdǐ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 2 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩgunyũ, njagĩ, kiugũ, and so on.

• (Kiambu)
  • (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including gĩkwa (pl. ikwa), ithangũ (pl. mathangũ), kiugũ, kĩboko, kĩgunyũ, kĩnya, kĩroboto, kĩrũũmi, mbogo, mũcinga, mũgate, mũhaka, mũrangi, mũrũthi, ndaraca, ndirica, njohi, nyũmba, thĩ, and so on.

Noun

ngundi class 9/10 (plural ngundi)

1. fist

See also

• njara, guoko

References

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