empty eye socket; useless eye, wall-eye; karĩ-thongo = wall-eyed dwarf, servant of king of ogres; mbembe ũ thongo = cob of maize on which grains are few and far between, giving a boss-eyed effect; 2. wall-eyed ewe
Related words
gĩthongo — ornamental pattern made with red ochre round the eyes giving a spectacle-like ef