mbarĩki

mbarĩki

Kikuyu

mbarĩki

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ᵐbàɾékì(ꜜ)/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩgokora, thimiti, and so on.

• (Kiambu)

• (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including gĩcũhĩ, gĩkorora, kĩgokora, mũceere, mũgathĩ, mũgogo (pl. mĩgogo), mũgoma, mũirĩtu, ndagitari, ngirathi, njohero, njũi, rĩithori (pl. maithori), ũnyiinyi, and so on.[1]

Noun

mbarĩki class 9/10 (plural mbarĩki)

1. castor bean[2]
2. castor oil;[3] Kikuyu people use it for treating minor wounds and protecting skin, etc.

Synonyms

• (castor oil): maguta ma mbarĩki

Holonyms

• (castor bean): mũbarĩki, mwarĩki

References

1. 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.
2. “mbarĩki” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 25. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
3. Kikuyu Language online: phonology (retrieved 10th January 2016)

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Meru

FWOTD – 25 February 2016

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mbareki/[1]

Noun

mbarĩki

1. castor bean[1]

Holonyms

• mwarĩki

References

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