rũma

See also: ruma

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾoma/

Verb

rũma (infinitive kũrũma)

1. to bite
2. to be firm
3. to take a handful

Further reading

• Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu, p. 363. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).