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riũa

n. · class 5/6

  1. a peeling-off, shaving, strip, shred of meat; 2. fatty tissue between lean meat and outer skin; maguta ma rĩũa = pure liquid fat obtained from the fatty tissues immediately underneath the outer layer of skin
  2. fatty tissue between lean meat and outer skin

Example: "Rĩera ihoreru, riũa rĩkĩharĩria gũthũa nĩguo gũgũkorwo kũhana ũmũthĩ." — Last night, the sun set early so it will be hot today.

Etymology: [ũa]

Related words

  • Ũira — testimony; personal account given as evidence, statement declaring what one has
  • ũũra — loss, a state of lacking; 2. (in compounds) ũũra-hinya = lack of strength; ũũra-
  • ĩũa — take shelter (esp. from rain or sun), sit in the shade (on a hot day)
  • rũũa — hide, skin of animal; 2. skin of human body; 3. gĩcũa/ĩcũa ma- n. = large hide;
  • kuua — to carry (away), transport, take away; mbembe niirakũũa, the maize is beginning
  • ũa — peel off, remove skin (of potatoes, bananas, fruits, etc.); shell beans; 2. stri