gĩthomo

Kikuyu

Etymology

From gũthoma (“to read”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɣèðɔ̀ːmɔ́ꜜ/
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)

  1. education
    gĩthomo kĩa igũrũ ― higher education[1]
  2. study, learning[1]

(Nouns)

  • mũthomi class 1
  • ithomo class 5

References
  1. “gĩthomo” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 524. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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