gĩcanũri

Kikuyu

Etymology

From a verb gũcanũra.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɣèɕànóɾǐꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 10 with a trisyllabic stem, together with gĩting'ũri, ndigithũ, kĩĩgunyĩ, and so on.

(Kiambu)

(Limuru) IPA^(key): /ɣèɕànóɾíꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including biribiri, cibũ (“chief”), gĩkabũ (pl. ikabũ), gĩtara, ithanwa, ithandũkũ, kĩng'aurũ, mũthigari, mũthũ, mwatũka, mbũkũ, ndigithũ, njata, rũbutu (pl. mbutu), thaburia, and so on.[2]

Noun

gĩcanũri class 7 (plural icanũri)

comb (for hairs)

References

“gĩcanũri” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 46. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1981). "A Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns: A Study of Limuru Dialect." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 22, 75–123.

[1] “gĩcanũri” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 46. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

[yy1981-2] Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1981). "A Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns: A Study of Limuru Dialect." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 22, 75–123.