ndagĩtarĩ

Kikuyu

Alternative forms

• ndagitari, ndagitarĩ

Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili daktari.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ⁿdàɣétàːɾéꜜ/

The penultimate a is pronounced long.

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 5 with a tetrasyllabic stem, together with kĩgorogoru, kĩĩhutaatĩ, and so on.

Noun

ndagĩtarĩ class 1 (plural mandagĩtarĩ)

1. doctor

   Synonym: rĩgĩtarĩ

See also

• mũndũ mũgo, mũrigiti