iheeni

== Kikuyu == === Etymology === From kũheenia (“to tell a lie”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ìhɛ̀ːní/ As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 4 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩng'ang'i, ngũkũ, kĩeha, and so on. (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including hiti, icembe, igoko (pl. magoko), ihĩtia (pl. mahĩtia), itumbĩ (pl. matumbĩ), kĩeha, kĩng'ang'i, mũhikania, mũhũmũ, mũkanda, mbica, nduka, ngingo, ngũkũ, rũthanju, tombo, and so on. === Noun === iheeni class 5 (plural maheeni) lie, untruth, falsehood trick, deception ==== Derived terms ==== (Proverbs) maheeni ti ũrogi ==== Related terms ==== (Nouns) mũheenania class 1 === References ===