mathaako

n. · class 6

1. athletic games, sports. Competitive athletic games or sports contests, especially those conducted in a gymnasium in the Greek manner

Example: Me kũ arĩa mathondekaga mathaako ma nyoni cia rĩerainĩ, na arĩa meigagĩra betha na thahabu iria andũ mehokeete, o iria gũtarĩ ũndũ mũndũ atangĩĩka nĩguo agĩe nacio? (BAR 3:17) — made sport of the birds in the heavens,