gĩkĩngĩ

== Kikuyu == === Etymology === Borrowed from Swahili kikingi. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɣèkèᵑɡě/ 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 === gĩkĩngĩ class 7 (plural ikĩngĩ) stake Synonyms: gĩtingĩ, gĩtugĩ ==== See also ==== gĩcuurio, kĩrĩĩgo, rwambo === References ===