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)

1. 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.