mũcemeki

Kikuyu

Alternative forms

mucemeki^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mòɕɛ̀mɛ́kì(ꜜ)/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩgokora, mbarĩki, thimiti, and so on.

Noun

mũcemeki class 3 (plural mĩcemeki)

Afrocrania volkensii (syn. Cornus volkensii^[2]), a timber-tree of the family Cornaceae.^[1]
Synonym: mũkorombothi

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Beentje, H.J. (1994). Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas. Nairobi, Kenya: National Museum of Kenya. →ISBN
^ “mũcemeki” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 52. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

[hjb-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Beentje, H.J. (1994). Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas. Nairobi, Kenya: National Museum of Kenya. →ISBN

[2] “mũcemeki” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 52. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

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