mwarĩki
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Kikuyu
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Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- 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
[edit]mwarĩki class 3 (plural mĩarĩki)
- castor oil plant (Ricinus communis)[1][2]
- Synonym: mũbarĩki
Meronyms
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Beentje, H.J. (1994). Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas. Nairobi, Kenya: National Museum of Kenya. →ISBN
- ^ “mũbarĩki” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 25. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Meru
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]mwarĩki
Meronyms
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Beentje, H.J. (1994). Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas. Nairobi, Kenya: National Museum of Kenya. →ISBN
- ^ Taitumu, Bernard (2014). "Kimeru Word-Formation Processes: An Onomasiological Approach", p. 63.