ũrũme

n. · class 14/6

strength, power, fierceness. Strength. Physical or moral power, force, or intensity; the quality of being strong, fierce, or violent. Used to describe both physical might and intensity of emotions or actions.

Example: Gũtirĩ o na ũrĩ ũrũme ũngĩeta kũmĩarahũra: (When he sneezes, light flashes forth;); Ĩgakĩhũmbũra thĩ nĩ ũrĩa ĩĩ na ũrũme na ĩkeha; (Frenzied and trembling he devours the ground;)

Related words

mũruma — (n.k.) underground bachelor's club house; ũruma n. cl. 14 only (of wild beast) l
tũrume — rams; male sheep kept for breeding purposes in traditional livestock management
arũme — men, males (pl. of mũrũme)
gũrũma — to cull, pick, select tender shoots of spinach or potato vines; (of an orphan la
kĩrumi — grunt of an animal; a grunting noise made when dancing; rumbling, humming; Ũtarũ
kĩrumia — couch, soft bed, of leaves thickly laid on the floor; any bed made on the floor
kĩrumu — knob of wood, boss on a tree
kĩrũma — undivided block, one piece, continuous period; rũrũ rũakĩrũma combined herd unde
marũmo — bitings, 'eats'; marũmo ma indo subsistence; marũmo ma indo kũgia goro increase
mũrũme — husband; 2. (cl. 2) male persons; karũme (tũ-) n. (used by women) dear little hu