mwatĩ

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moàtéꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.

• (Kiambu)

• (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, as mũatĩ, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including bũrũri (pl. mabũrũri), ikara, ikinya, itimũ, kanitha (pl. makanitha), kiugo, kĩhaato, maguta, mũgeka, mũkonyo, mũrata, mwana, mbembe, mbũri, nyaga, riitho, riũa, rũrĩmĩ (pl. nĩmĩ), ũhoro (pl. mohoro), and so on.

Noun

mwatĩ class 3 (plural mĩatĩ)

1. virgin ewe

   Hypernym: ng'ondu

Derived terms

(Proverbs)

• mũndũ ũtathiiaga athĩ(ĩ)njaga mwatĩ

References

• “mwatĩ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 18. Oxford: Clarendon Press.