irĩhi

See also: irihi

Kikuyu

Etymology

Derived from kũrĩha (“to pay”).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ìɾèhǐ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 2 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩgunyũ, njagĩ, kiugũ, and so on.

(Kiambu)
- (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including gĩkwa (pl. ikwa), ithangũ (pl. mathangũ), kiugũ, kĩboko, kĩgunyũ, kĩnya, kĩroboto, kĩrũũmi, mbogo, mũcinga, mũgate, mũhaka, mũrangi, mũrũthi, ndaraca, ndirica, njohi, nyũmba, thĩ, and so on.^[2]

Noun

irĩhi class 5 (plural marĩhi)

compensation, fine^[1]

See also

baĩni, ndoco

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 “irĩhi” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 397. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
^ Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1981). "A Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns: A Study of Limuru Dialect." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 22, 75–123.