mũcũgi

mũcũgi

Kikuyu

mũcũgi	mũcũgi
	mũcũgi

Alternative forms

• muchogi[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mò(t)ɕòɣí/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 4 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩng'ang'i, ngũkũ, kĩeha, and so on.

Noun

mũcũgi class 3 (plural mĩcũgi)

1. white pear (Apodytes dimidiata); produces hard timber.[2]

Synonyms

• mũgonyoni; mũcaani, njaani[3]

References

1. Beentje, H.J. (1994). Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas. Nairobi, Kenya: National Museum of Kenya. →ISBN
2. “mũcũgi¹” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 78. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
3. Leakey, L. S. B. (1977). The Southern Kikuyu before 1903, v. III, p. 1322. London and New York: Academic Press. →ISBN