mũita-thũa
Kikuyu
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mũita-thũa
Alternative forms
- muithathua,[1] mũitathũa[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /moìtà(ꜜ) ðoa/
- (mũita) As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1 with a disyllabic stem, together with ndaka, and so on.
- (thũa) As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 4.
Noun
mũita-thũa class 3 (plural mĩita-thũa)
- orange-milk tree (Harungana madagascariensis);[1][3][2] contains red sap and wood used for building material.[3]
References
- Beentje, H.J. (1994). Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas. Nairobi, Kenya: National Museum of Kenya. →ISBN
- 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. 8. TANG 6(3).
- “mũita-thũa” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 191. Oxford: Clarendon Press.