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mũkarakaba

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Kikuyu

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mĩkarakaba

Pronunciation

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As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 14 with a tetrasyllabic stem.

Noun

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mũkarakaba class 3 (plural mĩkarakaba)

  1. cypress,[1] especially Monterey cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa)[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Muiru, David N. (2007). Wĩrute Gĩgĩkũyũ: Marĩtwa ma Gĩgĩkũyũ Mataũrĩtwo Na Gĩthũngũ, pp. 11, 33.
  2. ^ “mũkarakaba” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 210. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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