mũrera

See also: murera and murerà

Kikuyu

mũrera

mũrera

Etymology

From kũrera (“to float, to hover, to glide”).[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mòɾɛ́ɾáꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 7 with a disyllabic stem, together with njata, and so on.

(Kiambu)

(Limuru) IPA^(key): /mòɾɛ̀ːɾǎ/

As for Tonal Class, as mũreera, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including gĩkwa (pl. ikwa), ithangũ (pl. mathangũ), kiugũ, kĩboko, kĩgunyũ, kĩnya, kĩroboto, kĩrũũmi, mbogo, mũcinga, mũgate, mũhaka, mũrangi, mũrũthi, ndaraca, ndirica, njohi, nyũmba, thĩ, and so on.[2]

Noun

mũrera class 3 (plural mĩrera)

fever tree, Naivasha thorn (Acacia xanthophloea)[1][3][4]

References

“mũrera” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 379. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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.
Dharani, Najma (2002). Field Guide to Common Trees & Shrubs of East Africa, p. 38. Cape Town: Struik Publishers. Rep. 2005. →ISBN
Leakey, L. S. B. (1977). The Southern Kikuyu before 1903, v. II, p. i. →ISBN

[tgb1964-1] “mũrera” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 379. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

[yy1981-2] 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.

[nd-3] Dharani, Najma (2002). Field Guide to Common Trees & Shrubs of East Africa, p. 38. Cape Town: Struik Publishers. Rep. 2005. →ISBN

[lsbl-4] Leakey, L. S. B. (1977). The Southern Kikuyu before 1903, v. II, p. i. →ISBN