mwanake

Kikuyu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jánàké. Cognate with Yao mwanace.

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

(Verbs)

  • kwanakaha

(Nouns)

See also

References

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