mũhĩnga
Kikuyu
Etymology
Derived from a verb kũhĩnga.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mòhéᵑɡǎꜜ/
- As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 8 with a disyllabic stem, together with matũũra, thani, kiuga, and so on.
Noun
mũhĩnga class 3 (plural mĩhĩnga)
- obstacle, stumbling block[1]
Related terms
(Nouns)
- kahĩnga class 12
- kĩhĩnga class 7
- mahĩnga class 6
References
- “mũhĩnga” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 157. Oxford: Clarendon Press.