gĩeterero

Kikuyu

Etymology

From a verb gweterera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɣeɛ̀tɛ́ɾɛ̀ɾɔ̀ꜜ/

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

Noun

gĩeterero class 7

1. waiting with patience; endurance

Derived terms

(Proverbs)

• gĩeterero ti kĩinaino

References

• 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.