thimbũ

== Kikuyu == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ðí(ː)ᵐbǒꜜ/ As for Tonal Class, Armstrong (1940) classifies this term into ðiimbo class which includes thani, gĩthitũ, itũũra (pl. matũũra), kĩratũ, mũbira, mwatũka, etc. Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 8 with a disyllabic stem, together with matũũra, thani, kiuga, and so on. (Kiambu) (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including buubu, gĩthitũ, itũũra (pl. matũũra), kĩratũ, mũbira, mwera,nyanya (“tomato”), thani, and so on. === Noun === thimbũ class 9/10 (plural thimbũ) walking stick ==== See also ==== njũgũma, rũthanju, mũthĩgi === References === “thimbũ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 513. Oxford: Clarendon Press.