kĩgera

Kikuyu

Etymology

Derived from kũgera (“to count, to measure”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kèɣɛ̀ɾà(ꜜ)/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1 with a disyllabic stem, together with ndaka, and so on.

• (Kiambu)
  • (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including cindano, huko, iburi, igego, igoti, ini (pl. mani), inooro, irigũ, irũa, iturubarĩ (pl. maturubarĩ), kĩbaata, kĩmũrĩ, kũgũrũ, mũciĩ, mũgeni, mũgũrũki, mũmbirarũ, mũndũ, mũri, mũthuuri, mwaki (“fire”), mwario (“way of speaking”), mbogoro, nda, ndaka, ndigiri, ngo, njagathi, njogu, nyondo (“breast(s)”), and so on.

Noun

kĩgera class 7 (plural igera)

1. iron
2. metal

See also

(metal):

• betha, rũbũa, gĩcango, cuma, gĩkama, ngocorai, thahabu, rũthuku