ngũha

== Kikuyu == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ᵑɡòháꜜ/ As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on. (Kiambu) (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, 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 === ngũha class 9/10 (plural ngũha) tick that infests cattle ==== Usage notes ==== Benson (1964) translated this term as cattle tick, i.e. Rhipicephalus annulatus or R. microplus, neither of which, according to Nijhof et al. (2018) however, is found in Kenya, where Kikuyu people live. More recent studies highlight the importance in Kenya of Rhipocephalus appendiculatus (brown ear tick), vector of East Coast fever (theileriosis). Numerous other species of ticks of genus Rhipocephalus (brown ticks) and other genera also harm cattle in Kenya. ==== Derived terms ==== (Idioms) gĩathĩ kĩa ngũha (Proverbs) gĩathĩ kĩa ngũha nĩ gũtũ ==== See also ==== ngũkũma === References === “ngũha” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 317. Oxford: Clarendon Press.