rĩithia

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Kikuyu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Causative form of kũrĩa (to eat).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

rĩithia (infinitive kũrĩithia)

  1. to make (someone) eat forcefully[1]
  2. to graze, to pasture[1]

Derived terms[edit]

(Nouns)

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 “rĩa” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.