kĩrimũ

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kèɾìmóꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.

(Kiambu)

(Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including bũrũri (pl. mabũrũri), ikara, ikinya, itimũ, kanitha (pl. makanitha), kiugo, kĩhaato, maguta, mũgeka, mũkonyo, mũrata, mwana, mbembe, mbũri, nyaga, riitho, riũa, rũrĩmĩ (pl. nĩmĩ), ũhoro (pl. mohoro), and so on.[1]

Noun

kĩrimũ class 7 (plural irimũ)

fool, idiot, stupid
Synonym: nding'oing'o

Derived terms

(Proverbs)

cira wa kĩrimũ ũtindaga kĩharo
irimũ ikenagĩra ũndũ mũ(ũ)ru
kĩrimũ gĩtindagia andũ njĩra
kĩrimũ kĩninũkagia kĩgĩĩna
kĩrimũ kĩongaga nyina arĩ mũkuũ
kĩrimũ nĩ ta mwatũ
wa kĩrimũ wĩtirimagia na mũgĩ

Related terms

(Nouns)

ũrimũ class 14

References

Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1981). "A Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns: A Study of Limuru Dialect." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 22, 75–123.

“kĩrimũ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 387. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

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