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mũkinyai

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Kikuyu

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mũkinyai (Euclea divinorum)

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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cf. Maasai ol-kinyei (“magic guarri”)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mòkìɲàíꜜ/, /mòkìɲaǐꜜ/
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 6.

Noun

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mũkinyai class 3 (plural mĩkinyai)

  1. magic guarri (Euclea divinorum)[2][3][4][5]

Usage notes

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Benson defined it as blue guarri (Euclea lanceolata)[6] and the name is now considered synonymous with Euclea crispa subsp. crispa, but its occurrence in Kenya, where Gĩkũyũ people live, is not recognized.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Maundu, Patrick & Bo Tengnäs (eds.) (2005). Useful Trees and Shrubs for Kenya, p. 230. Nairobi, Kenya: World Agroforestry Centre—Eastern and Central Africa Regional Programme (ICRAF-ECA). →ISBN Accessed online 15 September 2018 via http://www.worldagroforestry.org/usefultrees
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Beentje, H.J. (1994). Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas. Nairobi, Kenya: National Museum of Kenya. →ISBN
  3. ^ Kamau, Loice Njeri et al. (2016). "Ethnobotanical survey and threats to medicinal plants traditionally used for the management of human diseases in Nyeri County, Kenya", p. 7. TANG 6(3).
  4. ^ Leakey, L. S. B. (1977). The Southern Kikuyu before 1903, v. III, p. 1319. London and New York: Academic Press. →ISBN
  5. ^ Njoroge, N. Grace et al. (2004). "Utilisation Of Weed Species As Source Of Traditional Medicines In Central Kenya." Lyonia 7(2), 71–87.
  6. ^ “mũkinyiĩ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 220. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
  7. ^ Govaerts, R. (2022). World Checklist of Ebenaceae. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; https://web.archive.org/web/20220424050520/https://wcsp.science.kew.org/namedetail.do?name_id=465010 Retrieved 24 April 2022
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