kĩĩruru

Kikuyu

Alternative forms

• kĩruru

Etymology

From kũrura (“to be green”).

Hinde (1904) records kirruru as an equivalent of English shadow in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba kyu as its equivalent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /keèɾúɾǔꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 10 with a trisyllabic stem, together with gĩting'ũri, ndigithũ, kĩĩgunyĩ, and so on.

• (Kiambu) IPA^(key): /keèɾúɾúꜜ/

• (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including biribiri, cibũ (“chief”), gĩkabũ (pl. ikabũ), gĩtara, ithanwa, ithandũkũ, kĩng'aurũ, mũthigari, mũthũ, mwatũka, mbũkũ, ndigithũ, njata, rũbutu (pl. mbutu), thaburia, and so on.

Noun

kĩĩruru class 7 (plural ciĩruru)

1. shadow; traditionally regarded as a place where one's own spirit sits during his or her life
2. shade

See also

• (shadow): ngoma
• (shade): kĩĩgunyĩ