hũra

See also: hura

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hoːɾa/

This ũ is pronounced long.[1]

Verb

hũra (infinitive kũhũra)

to beat, to hit, to strike, to tap
to pound
to brew

Derived terms

andũ matarĩ ndundu mahũragwo na njũgũma ĩmwe
kũhũ(ũ)ra maaĩ na ndĩrĩ

See also

(to strike): kũringa

References

“hũra” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 178. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu, p. 361. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).

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