gĩtahi
Kikuyu
Etymology
Derived from gũtaha (“to draw (water), to scoop”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣètàhíꜜ/
- 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) 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.[2]
Noun
gĩtahi class 7 (plural itahi)
- anything used as a dipper[1]
Related terms
- ndahi class 9/10
- gatahi class 12
References
- “gĩtahi” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 426. 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.