biacara

Kikuyu

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili biashara.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /βiaɕaɾa/
  • As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 14 with a trisyllabic stem.

Noun

biacara 9 or 10 (plural biacara) or biacara 14 (plural mabiacara)

  1. trade, commerce, business
    Synonym: wonjoria
    kũhũra biacara ― to carry on trading[1]

References
  1. “biacara / mbiacara” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 29. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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