itĩri

n. · class 6

1. the bare soil patch, designated as holy, near the river (Rũĩ rũirũ) where initiates were circumcised; sacred circumcision ground; related to tĩrĩ (soil)

Example: ĩtĩri ĩtũũgĩrũ

Etymology: Biblical/Hebrew; Marked as Bibl.