ngunĩko

== Kikuyu == === Etymology === From gũkunĩka (“to put on the lid”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ᵑɡùnékɔ̀(ꜜ)/ As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩgokora, mbarĩki, thimiti, and so on. (Kiambu) (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including gĩcũhĩ, gĩkorora, kĩgokora, mũceere, mũgathĩ, mũgogo (pl. mĩgogo), mũgoma, mũirĩtu, mbarĩki, ndagitari, ngirathi, njohero, njũi, rĩithori (pl. maithori), ũnyiinyi, and so on. === Noun === ngunĩko class 9/10 (plural ngunĩko) (augmentative gĩkunĩko; diminutive gakunĩko) lid, cover === References ===