mũtomoko

Kikuyu

Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili mtomoko (“custard apple”).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mòtɔ̀ːmɔ́kɔ̀(ꜜ)/

The first o is pronounced long.^[1]

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

mũtomoko class 3 (plural mĩtomoko)

cherimoya tree (Annona cherimola)^[2]

Hyponyms

(leaf) itomoko

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 “mũtomoko” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, pp. 457–8. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
^ 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. 5. TANG 6(3).

[tgb-1] 1.0 ^1.1 “mũtomoko” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, pp. 457–8. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

[lnk2016-2] 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. 5. TANG 6(3).

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