-iyũru
Kikuyu
Etymology
Derived from kũiyũra (“to be full”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ìjóɾù(ꜜ)/
- As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩgokora, mbarĩki, thimiti, and so on.
Adjective
-iyũru
- full (of)[1]
Inflection
agreement of -iyũru
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1, Class 2 | mũiyũru | aiyũru |
| Class 3, Class 4 | mũiyũru | mĩiyũru |
| Class 5, Class 6 | rĩiyũru | maiyũru |
| Class 7, Class 8 | kĩiyũru | njiyũru |
| Class 9, Class 10 | njiyũru | njiyũru |
| Class 11, Class 10 | rũiyũru | njiyũru |
| Class 12, Class 13 | kaiyũru | tũiyũru |
| Class 14, Class 6 | mũiyũru | maiyũru |
| Class 15, Class 6 | kũiyũru | maiyũru |
| Class 16 | haiyũru | - |
Derived terms
- kenda mũiyũru
References
- “-iyũru” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 194. Oxford: Clarendon Press.