mwarĩki

Kikuyu

Alternative forms

mwariki^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /moàɾékì(ꜜ)/

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

mwarĩki class 3 (plural mĩarĩki)

castor oil plant (Ricinus communis)^[1]^[2]
Synonym: mũbarĩki

Meronyms

mbarĩki

References

↑ ^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

Alternative forms

mwariki^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mwareki/^[2]

Noun

mwarĩki

castor oil plant (Ricinus communis)^[1]

Meronyms

mbarĩki

References

↑ ^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.

[hjb-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Beentje, H.J. (1994). Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas. Nairobi, Kenya: National Museum of Kenya. →ISBN

[2] “mũbarĩki” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 25. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

[hjb-3] 1.0 ^1.1 Beentje, H.J. (1994). Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas. Nairobi, Kenya: National Museum of Kenya. →ISBN

[4] Taitumu, Bernard (2014). "Kimeru Word-Formation Processes: An Onomasiological Approach", p. 63.

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