njegeeke

== Kikuyu == === Alternative forms === njegeke === Etymology === Hinde (1904) records enjegeki as an equivalent of English armpit in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ᶮdʑɛ́ɣɛ̀ːkɛ́ꜜ/ As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 8 with a trisyllabic stem, together with ngũngũni, batĩrĩ, and so on. (Kiambu) Yukawa (1981, 1985) classifies this term into groups including kĩĩhuruta, itarara, gĩtumumu in common. (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including gĩcigĩrĩra, gĩtumumu, mindira, ngũngũni, and so on. === Noun === njegeeke class 9/10 (plural njegeeke) armpit === References === “njegeeke” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 332. Oxford: Clarendon Press.