"riitho" meaning in Kikuyu

See riitho in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɾiìðɔ́ꜜ/ Audio: LL-Q33587 (kik)-Samuel Waina (WikiLucas00)-ritho.wav Forms: maitho [plural]
Etymology: From Proto-Bantu *ìjícò. Hinde (1904) records ritho (pl. meetho) as an equivalent of English eye in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba itho (pl. meetho) and Swahili jicho (pl. macho) as its equivalents. Etymology templates: {{inh|ki|bnt-pro|*ìjícò}} Proto-Bantu *ìjícò, {{m|en|eye}} eye, {{cog|kam|itho}} Kamba itho, {{cog|sw|jicho}} Swahili jicho, {{m|sw|macho}} macho Head templates: {{ki-noun|5|maitho}} riitho class 5 (plural maitho)
  1. eye Tags: class-5 Categories (topical): Anatomy, Face Synonyms: ritho, rĩitho Meronyms: kĩũma Related terms: rũbutu, kĩmone
    Sense id: en-riitho-ki-noun-R8IVtfcO Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header

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        "1": "sw",
        "2": "macho"
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      "expansion": "macho",
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
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    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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    },
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    }
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      "text": "Audio"
    }
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      },
      "expansion": "eye",
      "name": "m"
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      "name": "cog"
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      },
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    }
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    }
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    {
      "word": "maitho maronana marĩ nduĩrĩro na mangĩ"
    },
    {
      "word": "thogora nĩ maitho"
    }
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    {
      "word": "rũbutu"
    },
    {
      "word": "kĩmone"
    }
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        "Kikuyu terms inherited from Proto-Bantu",
        "Kikuyu terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Kikuyu terms with audio links",
        "ki:Anatomy",
        "ki:Face"
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    },
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    {
      "word": "ritho"
    },
    {
      "word": "rĩitho"
    }
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