mbĩrĩra

Kikuyu

Alternative forms

• mbĩĩrĩra

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ᵐbèːɾéɾà(ꜜ)/

The first ĩ is pronounced long.

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩgokora, mbarĩki, thimiti, and so on.

• (Kiambu)

• (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including gĩcũhĩ, gĩkorora, kĩgokora, mũceere, mũgathĩ, mũgogo (pl. mĩgogo), mũgoma, mũirĩtu, mbarĩki, ndagitari, ngirathi, njohero, njũi, rĩithori (pl. maithori), ũnyiinyi, and so on.

Noun

mbĩrĩra class 9/10 (plural mbĩrĩra)

1. grave

Derived terms

(Proverbs)

• maciara maingĩ nĩ mbĩrĩra nyingĩ
• mũgeni amĩĩaga mbĩrĩra-inĩ

Related terms

(Nouns)

• kĩbĩrĩra class 7