nyau

== Kikuyu == === Etymology === Benson (1964) suspects affinity with Maasai e-nyau (“cat”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɲà(ː).úꜜ/ According to Benson (1964), this a is pronounced both long and short. 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) IPA(key): /ɲàúꜜ/ 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 === nyau class 9/10 (plural nyau)（augmentative kĩnyau; diminutive kanyau） cat Synonym: mbaka wild cat (Felis silvestris) === References === == Lingala == === Etymology === Borrowed from Swahili nyau. === Noun === nyau cat == Swahili == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?]. === Noun === nyau class I/IX (plural nyau class II/X) cat Synonym: paka (vulgar, colloquial) pussy (female genitalia) Synonyms: see Thesaurus:uke