tũthanju
- bands, rings. Bands, rings. Small circular or cylindrical connectors or ornamental bands used to join or decorate pillars, columns, or other structures; often made of metal.
Example: Natuo tũthanju tũrĩa waandĩkire igũrũ rĩatuo ũgakorũo ũtũnyitĩte na guoko wĩ mbere yao magĩkwĩonagĩra na maitho mao. (The sticks on which you write, you must hold in your hand in their sight.); Ningĩ itugĩ ciothe iria ikũrigicĩria nja ĩo inyitithanio na tũthanju twa betha, na tũhocio twacio tũtuĩke twa betha, na makinya ma cio matuĩke ma gĩcango. (All the columns around the court shall have bands and hooks of silver, and pedestals of bronze.)