iria

See also: Iria, iría, irĩa, and ĩrĩa

Galician

Verb

iria

1. (reintegrationist norm) first/third-person singular conditional of ir

Indonesian

Etymology

From Blagar iria

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /iˈria/ [iˈri.a]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: i‧ri‧a

Noun

iria (plural iria-iria)

1. monoculture forest : a woods or forest that grows just one or two species of trees or plants

Further reading

• “iria” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Kikuyu

FWOTD – 29 April 2023

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

Inherited 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.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈɾi.ɐ/

• Rhymes: -iɐ
• Homophone: Iria
• Hyphenation: i‧ri‧a

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

iria

1. first/third-person singular conditional of ir

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

iria

1. inflection of iriar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative