ngumo
التعريفات والمعاني
== Kikuyu ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ᵑɡùmɔ́ꜜ/
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 ===
ngumo class 9/10 (plural ngumo)
fame, renown
reputation
praise
==== Derived terms ====
(Proverbs)
(ndegwa) ĩrĩ ngumo nĩ ĩrĩ mũrahi
mũndũ mũgo ndarĩ ngumo itũũra rĩake
ngumo ĩrĩ magũrũ kũrĩ mwene
ngumo ndĩigana mwene
==== Related terms ====
(Verbs)
gũkumia
=== References ===
“ngumo” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 314. Oxford: Clarendon Press.