mũting'oe

== Kikuyu == === Etymology === Benson (1964) suspects affinity with Maasai ol-kidong'oi (“tail”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mò.tìː.ŋɔ̀.ɛ́ꜜ/ This i is pronounced long. As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 6 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩgongona, and so on. (Kiambu) (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, as mũtiing'oe, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including bũrũri (pl. mabũrũri), ikara, ikinya, itimũ, 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 === mũting'oe class 3 (plural mĩting'oe) tail Synonym: gĩcuthĩ ==== Related terms ==== (Nouns) gĩtong'oe class 7 / gĩting'oe class 7 === References ===