rĩa

See also: RIA, Ria, ria, ría, rià, and ri'a

Kikuyu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dɪ́a.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɾea/

Verb

rĩa (infinitive kũrĩa)

  1. to eat[1][2][3]
  2. to hurt, to harm, to damage[3]
Derived terms

(verbs)

(Proverbs)

  • gĩtonga kĩrĩaga mũnyuko
  • ĩrĩ gũkũra ĩrĩagwo iguku nĩ aka
  • kanua karĩa karĩire mbeũ noko koragia 'ngahanda kĩ?'
  • kũona kĩmera ti kuo gũkĩrĩa
  • kũrĩa nĩ kwĩrĩagĩra
  • mũikari mũtĩ gĩtina nĩwe ũĩ kĩrĩa thambo ĩrĩaga
  • mwana wa rwendo arĩaga nyina na ithe
  • ngoro ĩrĩĩaga kĩrĩa yenda
  • warĩire athĩnirie waigire
  • wega warĩire karĩgũ
See also

References
  1. Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu, p. 362. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).
  2. Barlow, A. Ruffell (1960). Studies in Kikuyu Grammar and Idiom, pp. 32, 236.
  3. “rĩa” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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