iria

See also: Iria, iría, irĩa, and ĩrĩa

Kikuyu

Etymology 1

Hinde (1904) records īrria as an equivalent of English milk in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu. A borrowing from a South Cushitic language; compare Burunge iliba, Iraqw ilwa, and within Bantu compare Swahili maziwa, Kamba ĩia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ìɾìjáꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.

• (Kiambu)

• (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, as iriya, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including bũrũri (pl. mabũrũri), ikara, ikinya, itimũ, kanitha (pl. makanitha), kiugo, kĩhaato, maguta, mũgeka, mũkonyo, mũrata, mwana, mbembe, mbũri, nyaga, riitho, riũa, rũrĩmĩ (pl. nĩmĩ), ũhoro (pl. mohoro), and so on.

Noun

iria class 5 (plural maria)

1. milk

   iria rĩa mwĩtha - fresh milk

Derived terms

(Nouns)

• muunjuga-iria class 3

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *ìdìbà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ìɾì(j)à(ꜜ)/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1 with a disyllabic stem, together with ndaka, and so on.

• (Kiambu)

• (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including cindano, huko, iburi, igego, igoti, ini (pl. mani), inooro, irigũ, irũa, iturubarĩ (pl. maturubarĩ), kĩbaata, kĩmũrĩ, kũgũrũ, mũciĩ, mũgeni, mũgũrũki, mũmbirarũ, mũndũ, mũri, mũthuuri, mwaki (“fire”), mwario (“way of speaking”), mbogoro, nda, ndaka, ndigiri, ngo, njagathi, njogu, nyondo (“breast(s)”), and so on.

Noun

iria class 5 (plural maria)

1. place where water is collected
   1. lake, pond
   2. sea

See also

• ndia

References

• “iria¹”, "iria" in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, pp. 380–381. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.ˈɾi.ɐ/
• Homophone: Iria

Verb

iria

1. first-person singular (eu) conditional of ir
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) conditional of ir
3. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of iriar
4. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of iriar