nyamaria

Kikuyu

Alternative forms

• nyamaaria

Etymology

Causative form of kũnyamara (“to suffer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲamaːɾia/

Verb

nyamaria (Infinitive kũnyamaria)

1. to inflict suffering upon, to afflict, to distress, to plague, to pester, to persecute, to worry
   • 2001, John Kamenyi Wahome, Mũkiingo: (HIV-AIDS) Na Mĩrimũ Ĩngĩ Ĩrĩa Yanathĩĩnia Rũũrĩrĩ Rwitũ, Jemisik Cultural Books, p. 20.
     • Naguo waarĩ ũmwe wa mĩrimũ ya kũnyamaaria ngoothi ya mũũndũ o hamwe na kũreehe ruo rũingĩ.
       • It [Chickenpox (mũthandũkũ)] was one of the diseases of plaguing human skin even together with bringing much pain.

Derived terms

(Proverbs)

• mwana wa rwendo anyamaragia ithe