thundo

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ðùⁿdɔ́ꜜ/

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

thundo class 9/10 (plural thundo)

1. pimple, spot, rash

Related terms

(Nouns)

• ithundo class 5

See also

• thũnani

References

• “thundo” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 529–530. Oxford: Clarendon Press.