njĩĩra

n.

1. v.i. be black; (of evening) get gradually dark; (of skin) be dark-coloured 2. v.i. menstruate 3. v.i. experience temporary blindness from sudden bright light (kũira maitho = eyes becoming dark/blinded) 4. v.t. scorn, despise, or disdain as inadequate; be dissatisfied with (a gift or similar things); feel stinted of something

Example: "Utuku nigukwamukirwo rugari muno ciaikia kwihanda thaa kenda kiheho nigukwamukirwo na njiira nene" — The night was very cold starting from nine o'clock and the wind was blowing strongly.