mũtũngũrũ

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Kikuyu

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mũtũngũrũ (Anthocleista grandiflora)
mũtũngũrũ (Anthocleista grandiflora)

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 4 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩhengere, kĩariũngũ, and so on.

Noun

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mũtũngũrũ class 3 (plural mĩtũngũrũ)

  1. forest fever tree (Anthocleista grandiflora, syn. Anthocleista zambesiaca[2])[1]
  2. Mitragyna rubrostipulata[2] (syn. Fleroya rubrostipulata), Rubiaceae; yields timber.
    Synonym: mũkũndũ
  3. Meyna tetraphylla (Rubiaceae)[1]
    Synonym: mũkũndũ

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Beentje, H.J. (1994) Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas[1], Nairobi, Kenya: National Museum of Kenya, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 tũngũrũ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 480. Oxford: Clarendon Press.