kĩnyamũ

n. · class 7/8

1. small animal/creature. Small animal or creature. A diminutive form referring to a small beast or living creature, used in the context of visions or objects resembling animals.

Example: Naguo ũndũ ũcio ũgĩĩkwo gatatũ, na hĩndĩ o ĩo kĩnyamũ kĩu gĩkĩoyũo, gĩgĩcokio Igũrũ. (This happened three times, and then the object was taken up into the sky.); agĩcoka akĩona Igũrũ rĩhingũkĩte, agĩkĩona kĩnyamũ gĩtariĩ ta gĩtama kĩnene gĩgũikũrũkio kĩnyitĩtwo mĩthia ĩna, gĩgĩkinya o thĩ: (11:5–12. He saw heaven opened and something resembling a large sheet coming down, lowered to the ground by its four corners.)