ratha

See also: raða, raþa, and ráða

Irish

Noun

ratha

  1. genitive singular of rath

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɾaða/

Verb

ratha (infinitive kũratha)

  1. to shoot[1][2]
    Arathĩte mũrũthi.[1] - S/he has shot a lion.
  2. (of celestial bodies) to rise[2]
  3. to foresee[1]
  4. to profess[1]

Antonyms

  • (to rise): gũthũa

Derived terms

(Nouns)

(Phrases)

  • riũa rĩkĩratha

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).
  2. 1 2 “ratha” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit रथ (ratha), from Proto-Indo-European *Hroth₂os (“car”). Compare Latin rota.

Noun

ratha m

  1. a chariot, a car

Declension

Etymology 2

Noun

ratha m

  1. delight, pleasure

Declension

Derived terms

  • manoratha

References

  • ratha in Pali Text Society (1921–1925), Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead. (licensed under CC-BY-NC)
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