hũra

See also: hura

Kikuyu

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hoːɾa/
This ũ is pronounced long.[1]

Verb

hũra (infinitive kũhũra)

  1. to beat, to hit, to strike, to tap
  2. to pound
  3. to brew

Derived terms
  • andũ matarĩ ndundu mahũragwo na njũgũma ĩmwe

References
  1. “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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