gwata

See also: gwat̪a

Kikuyu

Etymology

Hinde (1904) records kwatta as an equivalent of English catch in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba kwatta as its equivalent.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɣwata/

Verb

gwata (infinitive kũgwata)

to grasp^[2]
to seize^[2]
to rape^[2]

Synonyms

(to seize):

kũnyita, gũtaha

Derived terms

(Verbs)

kũgwatia

(Nouns)

ũgwati class 14

References

^ Hinde, Hildegarde (1904). Vocabularies of the Kamba and Kikuyu languages of East Africa, pp.12 –3. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 “gwata” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

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