gĩcicio

== Kikuyu == === Alternative forms === gĩciicio === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɣeɕiːɕiɔ/ The first i is pronounced long. 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) According to Yukawa (1981:101; 1985:194,198,200,202): (in isolation) IPA(key): [ɣèɕììɕíɔ́] (before gĩĩkĩ (“this”)) (Limuru) IPA(key): [ɣèɕìíɕìɔ̀ ɣééké] (before gĩakwa (“my”)) (Limuru) IPA(key): [ɣèɕìíɕìɔ̀ ɣéákóá] (Nairobi) IPA(key): [ɣèɕííɕìɔ̀ ɣéákóá] (before nĩ) (Limuru) IPA(key): [ɣèɕìíɕìɔ̀ né] (after nĩ) IPA(key): [né ɣéɕììɕíɔ́] (after ti) IPA(key): [tí ɣéɕíìɕìɔ̀] (after kũhe (“to give”)) (Nairobi) IPA(key): [kòhɛ̀ ɣéɕììɕíɔ́] Yukawa (1981) classified this term into a group including kĩohe, njege, rĩĩtwa, icungwa, igongona, which Yukawa (1985) incorporates into another group including mũthũ, mũcibi, gĩkabũ (pl. ikabũ), njata, mũthee, ihũa (pl. mahũa), ithanwa, kang'aurũ, mwatũka, ndarathini (“a certain kind of fruit”), Gĩgĩkũyũ, and so on. === Noun === gĩcicio class 7 (plural icicio) mirror pane (for windows, doors, etc.) (in the plural) eyeglasses Synonym: macicio ==== See also ==== ngirathi === References ===