kĩrũũmi

== Kikuyu == === Alternative forms === kĩrũmi, kiruumi, kîrũũmi === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kèɾòːmǐ/, /kèɾòːmìꜜ/ As for Tonal Class, Armstrong (1940) classifies this term into mote class which includes mũtĩ, gĩkwa (pl. ikwa), gĩthaka, kĩnya, mũcinga, mũgate, mũhaka, mũrũthi, njagĩ, njohi, nyũmba, etc. Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1 with a disyllabic stem, together with ndaka, and so on. Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including gĩkwa (pl. ikwa), ithangũ (pl. mathangũ), kiugũ, kĩboko, kĩgunyũ, kĩnya, kĩroboto, mbogo, mũcinga, mũgate, mũhaka, mũrangi, mũrũthi, ndaraca, ndirica, njohi, nyũmba, thĩ, and so on. Clements (1984) classifies this term into “LH class” corresponding to Armstrong's mote class and – contrary to what he has actually sorted into – Benson's disyllabic 2, together with mũgate. === Noun === kĩrũũmi class 7 (plural irũũmi) serval (cat) (Leptailurus serval) cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) ==== Synonyms ==== (serval): mũrungũru; (Northern) kĩbaũ (cheetah): kibau, nginaraco, nginaracũ, nginyaraca, kanyũtũ ==== See also ==== (serval): (melanistic one) thimba === References ===