kũnyiita

v.

1. to grasp, to seize. To grasp, seize, or take hold of something or someone. Used for physically grabbing, catching, or holding onto objects or people, often with effort or force.

Example: Mũndũ ahota kũnyiita mũnyaka e mathĩĩnainĩ, na ũndũ wa mũnyaka wahota gũkũreehera mathĩĩna. (There is the misfortune that brings success; and there is the gain that turns into loss.); Mũndũ ũrĩa ũkinyagĩra kĩhooto na hinya atariĩ ta mũndũ mũhakũre ũrĩa wĩriragĩria kũnyiita mũirĩĩtu na hinya. (Like a eunuch lusting to violate a young woman is the one who does right under compulsion.)