mbakĩ
Kikuyu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ᵐbàkě/
- As for Tonal Class, Armstrong (1940) classifies this term into mote class which includes mũtĩ, gĩkwa (pl. ikwa), gĩthaka, kĩnya, kĩrũũmi, mũcinga, mũgate, mũhaka, mũrũthi, njagĩ, njohi, nyũmba, etc.[1] Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 2 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩgunyũ, njagĩ, kiugũ, and so on.
- (Kiambu)
- (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including gĩkwa (pl. ikwa), ithangũ (pl. mathangũ), kiugũ, kĩboko, kĩgunyũ, kĩnya, kĩroboto, kĩrũũmi, mbogo, mũcinga, mũgate, mũhaka, mũrangi, mũrũthi, ndaraca, ndirica, njohi, nyũmba, thĩ, and so on.[2]
Noun
mbakĩ class 9/10 (plural mbakĩ)
- tobacco[1][3]
- snuff[1][3]
- Mũmeni ũngĩ amũrutaga mbakĩ iniũrũ. - One who loathes the other takes away snuff from his nose.
- tobacco-plant[3]
- Synonym: mũbakĩ
- dried leaves of tobacco-plant[3]
Derived terms
- kĩnya kĩa mbakĩ
- mbakĩ ya iniũrũ
(Proverbs)
- mũmenwo arutagwo mbakĩ iniũrũ
References
- Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).
- Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1981). "A Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns: A Study of Limuru Dialect." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 22, 75–123.
- “mũbakĩ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 23. Oxford: Clarendon Press.