mũciari

Kikuyu

Etymology

From gũciara (“to bear, to bring forth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mòɕiàɾíꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.

• (Kiambu)

• (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including bũrũri (pl. mabũrũri), ikara, ikinya, itimũ, kanitha (pl. makanitha), kiugo, kĩhaato, maguta, mũgeka, mũkonyo, mũrata, mwana, mbembe, mbũri, nyaga, riitho, riũa, rũrĩmĩ (pl. nĩmĩ), ũhoro (pl. mohoro), and so on.

Noun

mũciari class 1 (plural aciari)

1. parent

Antonyms

• mwana

Related terms

(Nouns)

• (of animal) njiari class 9/10

References

• “mũciari” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.