itimũ

== Kikuyu == === Etymology === Hinde (1904) records itimu as an equivalent of English spear in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba itumu as its equivalent. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ìtìmóꜜ/ As for Tonal Class, Armstrong (1940) classifies this term into mbori class which includes mbũri, ikinya (pl. makinya), kĩhaato, maguta, mbembe, mũgeka, mũrata, nyaga, ũhoro, riitho, riũa, rũrĩmĩ, Kamau (“man's name”), etc. Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on. Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including bũrũri (pl. mabũrũri), ikara, ikinya, kanitha (pl. makanitha), kiugo, kĩhaato, maguta, mũgeka, mũkonyo, mũrata, mwana, mbembe, mbũri, nyaga, riitho, riũa, rũrĩmĩ (pl. nĩmĩ), ũhoro (pl. mohoro), and so on. === Noun === itimũ class 5 (plural matimũ) spear ==== Derived terms ==== (Proverbs) igego rĩthekagia itimũ === References === “itimũ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.