yũ

n. · class / iyũ, ma-, (iii)

1. shout; powerful vocal sound projection, loud clear voice quality used for calling across distances or addressing gatherings
2. used by old men to announce approach
3. (cl. 6) power (primarily of voice), vitality, gaiety

Example: ita mũndũ na ~, call sb. by name loudly while he is still far away; ũka na ~, come quickly, at once (before the echo fades); kiria mayũ, outdo, outshine, be too strong for; kĩyũ, (tũ-), n. echo, distant voice