gĩeterero

Kikuyu

Etymology

From a verb gweterera.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɣeɛ̀tɛ́ɾɛ̀ɾɔ̀ꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a tetrasyllabic stem.

Noun

gĩeterero class 7

waiting with patience; endurance

Derived terms

(Proverbs)

gĩeterero ti kĩinaino

References

“gĩeterero” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 96. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Kagaya, Ryohei (1981). "An Analysis of Tonal Classification of Noun in the Kabete Dialect of Kikuyu", pp. 7, 9. In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 22.

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