grass kilt worn by candidates approaching circumcision; thira wa mbũgi = elaborately decorated kilt worn by women operators at girls' circumcision; thira wa mahũngũ = a less elaborate kilt with buck's trotters fastened to ends
Related words
thana — to draw in one's stomach; draw a deep breath
thanga — (v.i.) to rust, tarnish
2. (v.t.) to flirt with
thika — boy's head-dress of hawk's or kite's feathers
thura — (of stones thrown into water) make ripples; 2. cut (cloth, skin, skirts) into de
thĩa — to grind, pulp, pulverize; (of dancers) move shoulders as in operation of grindi
thirua — eland; 2. cow with the colouring of an eland
rũthiri — (n.k.) pitcher of bulbous shape with narrow neck, of various sizes, used for sto
rũthirũ — fern, bracken; nyina wa rũthirũ = tree fern