haica

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haiɕa/

Verb

haica (infinitive kũhaica)

1. to mount, to climb, to ride
   • Ndegwa nyinyi ĩhaicaga ng'ombe na mũtwe. - A young bull mounts a cow from her head.

Derived terms

(Proverbs)

• tiga kuonia ngarĩ kũhaica mũtĩ

See also

• kwambata

References

• Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu, p. 361. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).