itimũ

n. · class 3/4

1. spear; upright of wooden hurdle; ĩtimũ rĩa (ndirai) mwenjerere long Masai-pattern spear (used in hand-to-hand fighting, seldom hurled at the enemy); ĩtimũ rĩa wangeci leaf-bladed spear; mũri wa ĩtimũ central root (of tree, etc.); ikia ĩtimũ thũgo see thũgo; theca na ĩtimũ kĩngwete see kĩngwete; gatimũ tũ- n. 1. a small spear; ĩtimũ ga karamu a pen nib; 2. (with cl. 9/10 concords) he-goat with sharp horns and a propensity to prod

Example: mũri wa ĩtimũ central root