kĩeha
التعريفات والمعاني
== Kikuyu ==
=== Alternative forms ===
kîeha
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /keɛ̀há/
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 4 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩng'ang'i, ngũkũ, and so on.
(Kiambu)
(Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including hiti, icembe, igoko (pl. magoko), ihĩtia (pl. mahĩtia), itumbĩ (pl. matumbĩ), kĩeha, kĩng'ang'i, mũhikania, mũhũmũ, mũkanda, mbica, nduka, ngingo, ngũkũ, rũthanju, tombo, and so on.
=== Noun ===
kĩeha class 7 (plural cieha)
grief, sorrow, sadness, anxiety
Englerina woodfordioides (syn. Loranthus woodfordioides); parasitic plant found on trees, like mistletoe
==== Derived terms ====
kĩeha kĩa mũrangi - Engleromyces goetzei (Xylariaceae) (lit. kĩeha of a bamboo)
(Proverbs)
mũici na kĩhĩĩ atigaga kĩeha kĩarua
mũici na mũndũ mũka atigaga kĩeha akua
==== See also ====
thĩna
(sorrow): ihoru
=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
(Englerina woodfordioides):
Image at PhytoImages.siu.edu (inflorescence)
Image at PhytoImages.siu.edu (fruit)