mwegetho

Kikuyu

Etymology

From kwegetha (“to hiccup”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moɛ̀ɣɛ́ðɔ̀(ꜜ)/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩgokora, mbarĩki, thimiti, and so on.

• (Kiambu)
  • (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, as mũegetho, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including gĩcũhĩ, gĩkorora, kĩgokora, mũceere, mũgathĩ, mũgogo (pl. mĩgogo), mũgoma, mũirĩtu, mbarĩki, ndagitari, ngirathi, njohero, njũi, rĩithori (pl. maithori), ũnyiinyi, and so on.

Noun

mwegetho class 3 (plural mĩegetho)

1. hiccuping

Related terms

(Nouns)

• kĩegetha class 7
• rwegetha class 11