gwata

gwata

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)

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

Synonyms

(to seize):

• kũnyita, gũtaha

Derived terms

(Verbs)

• kũgwatia

(Nouns)

• ũgwati class 14

References

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