mũtumia

Kikuyu

Alternative forms

• mũtumiya, mũtimia

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mòtùmíjà(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.

• (Kiambu)

• (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including gĩcũhĩ, gĩkorora, kĩgokora, mũceere, mũgathĩ, mũgogo (pl. mĩgogo), mũgoma, mũirĩtu, mbarĩki, ndagitari, ngirathi, njohero, njũi, rĩithori (pl. maithori), ũnyiinyi, and so on.

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Noun

mũtumia class 1 (plural atumia)

1. woman
2. married woman; wife

Synonyms

• (woman): mũka, mũndũ mũka, mũndũ wa nja; (derogatory) gaka
• (wife): mũka

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “woman”): mũthuuri
• (antonym(s) of “wife”): mũthuuri

Derived terms

(Phrases)

• mũtumia wa kĩero gĩtune

(Proverbs)

• gũtirĩ mũtumia wenjagĩrwo mbuĩ kwa nyina
• mũtumia na kĩonje nĩ ũndũ ũmwe
• mũtumia ndatũraga mũtwe na ndaikagia ndahi ndua

See also

• (woman): kairĩtu, mũirĩtu, kĩheti
• (wife): mũhiki