biribiri

== Japanese == === Romanization === biribiri Rōmaji transcription of びりびり. Rōmaji transcription of ビリビリ. == Kikuyu == === Etymology === Borrowed from Swahili pilipili, from Persian پلپل (pelpel), ultimately from Sanskrit पिप्पलि (pippali). === Pronunciation === As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 12 with a tetrasyllabic stem, together with ndarubiini, and so on. (Kiambu) IPA(key): /βìɾìβíɾíꜜ/ (Kabete) The same underlying pattern as that of ithandũkũ. (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including cibũ (“chief”), gĩkabũ (pl. ikabũ), gĩtara, ithanwa, ithandũkũ, kĩng'aurũ, mũthigari, mũthũ, mwatũka, mbũkũ, ndigithũ, njata, rũbutu (pl. mbutu), thaburia, and so on. (Nyeri) IPA(key): /βìɾìβìɾìꜜ/ The same underlying pattern as that of mũgũrũki. (Ndia) IPA(key): /βìɾìβìɾì/ The same underlying pattern as that of mũgũrũki. === Noun === biribiri class 9/10 (plural biribiri) red pepper, hot pepper, chili pepper === References ===