mwanake
Kikuyu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /moànákɛ́/
- As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 4 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩhengere, kĩariũngũ, and so on.
Noun
mwanake class 1 (plural aanake)
- young male person who has gone through circumcision but is not yet married
Derived terms
(Proverbs)
- mwanake nĩ kĩenyũ kĩa Ngai
- mwanake wĩ na indo ndoihanaga
- thome wa anake ndũrĩ thogora no tharo
Related terms
(Verbs)
- kwanakaha
(Nouns)
- wanake class 14
See also
- kahĩĩ < kĩhĩĩ < mwanake < mũthuuri
References
- “mwanake” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.