gĩthemengũ

Kikuyu

Alternative forms
  • githemengu

Etymology

Derived from a verb gũthemenga.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɣèðɛ̀mɛ̀ᵑɡóꜜ/
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 6 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩgongona, and so on.

Noun

gĩthemengũ class 7 (plural ithemengũ)

  1. evil eye[1]

See also
  • gĩta; ũrogi

References
  1. “gĩthemengũ1” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 501. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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