icoya
التعريفات والمعاني
== Kikuyu ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ìɕɔ̀jǎ/
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 ===
icoya class 5 (plural macoya)
musaceous leaf
icoya rĩa ihĩndu ― an ensete leaf
==== Related terms ====
(Nouns)
njoya class 9/10
==== See also ====
ithangũ
=== References ===
“icoya” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 72. Oxford: Clarendon Press.