mũigaigua
Kikuyu
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mũigaigua (Oncoba spinosa)
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mũigaigua (Oncoba spinosa)
Alternative forms
- muigaigua, mwigaigwa[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /moiɣaiɣua/
- As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 8.
Noun
mũigaigua class 3 (plural mĩigaigua)
- shrub or tree of the genus Oncoba; branches with axillary spines.[1]
- Oncoba routledgei[1][2]
- snuff-box tree, fried egg tree (Oncoba spinosa)[1]
Synonyms
- (Oncoba routledgei): mwage, mũhũri
- (snuff-box tree): kiage[1], mũhũri, rũhũri[3]
Related terms
(Nouns)
- mũigua class 3
References
- Beentje, H.J. (1994). Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas. Nairobi, Kenya: National Museum of Kenya. ISBN 9966-9861-0-3
- “mũigaigua” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 182. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- Leakey, L. S. B. (1977). The Southern Kikuyu before 1903, v. III, p. 1322. London and New York: Academic Press. ISBN 0-12-439903-7