rathi
- grade, class. Grade; class. A category or level of quality classification, especially for agricultural products based on size, quality, or maturity. Used in grading coffee beans, mangoes, and other produce for market classification.
Example: Kahũa kahetũkagĩra mũtaratara ũyũ: kũgetha, gũkonyora, kũrinda, gũthambia, kũũmithia, kũhĩhia, gũthurania na irathi, gũchagũrania, kũiga thitoo na gũkuithia karĩkia gũkonyorwo. (This process involves harvesting, pulping, fermenting, washing, drying, hulling, cleaning, grading, sorting, storing and transporting green beans.); Hihi irathi cia mbegũ ngonyore cia kahũa Kenya nĩ irĩkũ? (What are the grades of coffee in Kenya?); kwa ihinda rĩrĩ, Kenya kwĩna irathi inyanya cia kahũa na nĩcio; E, PB, AA, AB, C, TT, T, na MH/ML. (Currently, there are 8 Kenyan coffee bean grades: E, PB, AA, AB, C, TT, T, and MH/ML.)