kĩũmbe

n. · class 7/8

creature, handiwork, created thing, natural object; kĩũmbe kĩa Ngai = God's creature; cĩũmbe na maheni = real and counterfeit, human and superior objects contrasted with inferior types; 2. (used adv.) expressly, really and truly; nĩ ũndũ wake kĩũmbe = expressly for him (her); nĩ yake kĩũmbe = it is his very own; nĩ mũndũ kĩũmbe ũyũ = he is a real man, he is; nĩĩ kĩũmbe = I myself; 3. ũũmbe n. cl. 14 only = creation, being created
(used adv.) expressly, really and truly

Etymology: [ũmba¹]

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