njũgũma

== Kikuyu == === Etymology === Hinde (1904) records njuguma as an equivalent of English knobkerry in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba nzoma as its equivalent. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ᶮdʑòɣòmǎ/ As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 5 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩboboto, ndaraca, and so on. (Kiambu) (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including gĩkwa (pl. ikwa), ithangũ (pl. mathangũ), kiugũ, kĩboko, kĩgunyũ, kĩnya, kĩroboto, kĩrũũmi, mbogo, mũcinga, mũgate, mũhaka, mũrangi, mũrũthi, ndaraca, ndirica, njohi, nyũmba, thĩ, and so on. === Noun === njũgũma class 9/10 (plural njũgũma) (diminutive gacũgũma) knobkerry, a type of throwing club ==== Derived terms ==== (Proverbs) andũ matarĩ ndundu mahũragwo na njũgũma ĩmwe ==== See also ==== ndotono, rũthanju, thimbũ === References === Barlow, A. Ruffell (1960). Studies in Kikuyu Grammar and Idiom, p. 235. “njũgũma” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 336. Oxford: Clarendon Press.