mũrũaru
Kikuyu
Alternative forms
- mũrũarũ
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mòɾoàɾú/
- 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
mũrũaru class 3 (plural mĩrũaru)
- sick person, patient[1]
- crowned crane, golden crested crane, Kavirondo crane[2][1] (Balearica sp.)
Synonyms
- (crowned crane): naitore,[2] naitũrĩ
Related terms
(Verbs)
- kũrũara
- (Nouns)
- ndwari
- ũrũaru class 14
(Adjectives)
- -rũaru
See also
- (crowned crane): cũcũ wa njoka, mũhau
References
- “mũrũaru” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 416. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- Barlow, A. Ruffell (1960). Studies in Kikuyu Grammar and Idiom, p. 257.