gĩthomo
Kikuyu
Etymology
From gũthoma (“to read”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣeðɔːmɔ/
- The first o is pronounced long.[1]
- As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.
Noun
gĩthomo class 7 (plural ithomo)
- education
- gĩthomo kĩa igũrũ - higher education[1]
- study, learning[1]
Related terms
(Nouns)
- mũthomi class 1
- ithomo class 5
References
- “gĩthomo” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 524. Oxford: Clarendon Press.