gĩthomo
التعريفات والمعاني
== Kikuyu ==
=== Etymology ===
From gũthoma (“to read”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ɣèðɔ̀ːmɔ́ꜜ/
The first o 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.
=== Noun ===
gĩthomo class 7 (plural ithomo)
education
gĩthomo kĩa igũrũ ― higher education
study, learning
==== Related terms ====
(Nouns)
mũthomi class 1
ithomo class 5
=== References ===