kanyũmba

n. · class 12/13

1. small room, cell. Small room, cell. A diminutive of nyũmba; refers to a small room, chamber, or cell, often used for prison cells or small interior rooms.

Example: Ngĩkaĩra rĩĩtwa rĩaku, wee Jehova, ndĩ kanyũmba ga korokoro o kau karĩ thĩ mũno. (I have called upon your name, O L ord , Ps 130:1–2.); Na gũgĩkinya atĩrĩ, atĩ mũthenya ũmwe, agĩkinya kuo, agĩkerũra agĩtonya kanyũmba kau, agĩkoma ho. (One day Elisha arrived and stayed in the room overnight.)