ndahi
التعريفات والمعاني
== Kikuyu ==
=== Etymology ===
From gũtaha (“to draw (beer)”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ⁿdàhí(ꜜ)/
As for Tonal Class, Armstrong (1940) classifies this term into ŋgoko class which includes ngũkũ, hiti, icembe, igoko (pl. magoko), ihĩtia (pl. mahĩtia), kĩng'ang'i, maitũ (“my mother”), mbogo, mũkanda, mũthĩgi, nduka, ngingo, rũthanju, Wambũgũ (“man's name”), etc. Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.
=== Noun ===
ndahi class 9/10 (plural ndahi)
calabash used for drawing beer etc.
==== Derived terms ====
(Proverbs)
mũtumia ndatũraga mũtwe na ndaikagia ndahi ndua
==== Related terms ====
(Nouns)
gatahi class 12
gĩtahi class 7
==== See also ====
gĩkombe, ngirathi, nyanja
=== References ===