thitima

Kikuyu edit

Alternative forms edit

thiitima

Etymology edit

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ðìːtímà(ꜜ)/

The first i is pronounced long.^[1]

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩgokora, mbarĩki, thimiti, and so on.

Noun edit

thitima class 9/10 (plural thitima)

electricity

References edit

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 “thitima” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 518. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Muiru, David N. (2007). Wĩrute Gĩgĩkũyũ: Marĩtwa ma Gĩgĩkũyũ Mataũrĩtwo Na Gĩthũngũ, pp. 12, 34.

[tgb1964-1] 1.0 ^1.1 “thitima” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 518. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

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