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ririka

Bingham

rírika

a. wakeful.
n. wakefulness.

Sabatier

ririka

n. te kai n ririka: the last piece of timber placed over ba ni kakari at ridge.

ririka1

from. riri and kana.
n. allurement, obsession, desire.
v. to be seduced, lured by the charm, taken with, infatuated, crazy about.
ex.
  • ko ririka irouna: you are crazy about him.
  • e ririki, e ruberube: he is charmed, his heart beats fast.
a. ka-ririka: attractive, charming, alluring, seductive.
v. to attract, to seduce.
(irr.) ririka te...: (no passive) to have taste, desire for...
vc. ka-ririka: to make...
vt. ririkana: to indulge one's passion, to desire for, to dote on.
ka-ririkana: to make..., to give...

Topics: Feelings and character