irathĩro

Kikuyu

Etymology

From kũratha (“to rise (of the sun)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ìɾàðéɾɔ̀(ꜜ)/

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

irathĩro class 5

1. east

   Synonym: itherero

Coordinate terms

• ithũĩro, rũgũrũ

See also

• rũgongo, mũhuro