gwata

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See also: gwat̪a

Kikuyu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

gwata (infinitive kũgwata)

  1. to grasp[2]
  2. to seize[2]
  3. to rape[2]

Synonyms[edit]

(to seize):

Derived terms[edit]

(Verbs)

(Nouns)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Hinde, Hildegarde (1904). Vocabularies of the Kamba and Kikuyu languages of East Africa, pp.12 –3. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 “gwata” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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