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toro

[tɔ̀ɾɔ̌ꜜ]

noun

LanguageKikuyu (Kenya)

Meaning
  1. sleep
  2. A natural state of rest where the body and mind are inactive. It is the period when a person closes their eyes to rest during the night.
Examples

Nĩndĩraigua toro nĩ ũndũ wa wĩra mũingĩ.

I am feeling sleepy because of much work.

Pronunciationtɔ̀ɾɔ̌ꜜ

Part of speechnoun

Usage noteOften used to express the act of sleeping or the need for rest.

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toro in other languages

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.