mũhoko
Kikuyu
Alternative forms
- muhoko[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mòhɔ̀kɔ̌/
- As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 2 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩgunyũ, njagĩ, kiugũ, and so on.
Noun
mũhoko class 3 (plural mĩhoko)
- endod, African soapberry (Phytolacca dodecandra;[1][2][3][4] though very poisonous, parts of this plant were traditionally used for treating cattle sickness and as aperient for human being.[2][4]
- soap berry (Deinbollia kilimandscharica)[2][4]
- Synonym: mũcanga-mũrĩo
Related terms
(Verbs)
- kũhokora
References
- Beentje, H.J. (1994). Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas. Nairobi, Kenya: National Museum of Kenya. ISBN 9966-9861-0-3
- “mũhoko” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 161. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- Kamau, Loice Njeri et al. (2016). "Ethnobotanical survey and threats to medicinal plants traditionally used for the management of human diseases in Nyeri County, Kenya", p. 10. TANG 6(3).
- Leakey, L. S. B. (1977). The Southern Kikuyu before 1903, v. III, pp. 1334, 1341. London and New York: Academic Press. ISBN 0-12-439903-7