mũtarakwa

Kikuyu

mũtarakwa (Juniperus procera)

mũtarakwa (Cupressus lusitanica)

Alternative forms

mutarakwa[1]

Etymology

Benson (1964) suspects that this term is related to Maasai ol-tarakwai (“Juniperus procera”). Compare also Kalenjin (Markweeta tarakwet and tarokwa, Nandi tarakwet and turkwet, Pökoot tarokwa, Sabaot torokio, Tugen tarokwa).[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mòtàɾákoáꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 9 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩng'aurũ, mbahaca, mwarimũ, and so on.

Noun

mũtarakwa class 3 (plural mĩtarakwa)

African pencil cedar, East African cedar (Juniperus procera)[2][3]
Mexican white cedar, Mexican cedar (Cupressus lusitanica)[4]
Synonym: mũthithinda

References

Maundu, Patrick and Bo Tengnäs (eds.) (2005). Useful Trees and Shrubs for Kenya, p. 270. Nairobi, Kenya: World Agroforestry Centre—Eastern and Central Africa Regional Programme (ICRAF-ECA). →ISBN Accessed online 28 April 2018 via http://www.worldagroforestry.org/usefultrees
“mũtarakwa” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 432. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Leakey, L. S. B. (1977). The Southern Kikuyu before 1903, v. III, p. 1300. London and New York: Academic Press. →ISBN
Maundu & Tengnäs, op. cit., p. 184.

[m&t-1] Maundu, Patrick and Bo Tengnäs (eds.) (2005). Useful Trees and Shrubs for Kenya, p. 270. Nairobi, Kenya: World Agroforestry Centre—Eastern and Central Africa Regional Programme (ICRAF-ECA). →ISBN Accessed online 28 April 2018 via http://www.worldagroforestry.org/usefultrees

[2] “mũtarakwa” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 432. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

[lsbl-3] Leakey, L. S. B. (1977). The Southern Kikuyu before 1903, v. III, p. 1300. London and New York: Academic Press. →ISBN

[4] Maundu & Tengnäs, op. cit., p. 184.

单词	mũtarakwa
释义	mũtarakwa Kikuyu mũtarakwa (Juniperus procera) mũtarakwa (Cupressus lusitanica) Alternative forms mutarakwa[1] Etymology Benson (1964) suspects that this term is related to Maasai ol-tarakwai (“Juniperus procera”). Compare also Kalenjin (Markweeta tarakwet and tarokwa, Nandi tarakwet and turkwet, Pökoot tarokwa, Sabaot torokio, Tugen tarokwa).[1] Pronunciation IPA^(key): /mòtàɾákoáꜜ/ As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 9 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩng'aurũ, mbahaca, mwarimũ, and so on. Noun mũtarakwa class 3 (plural mĩtarakwa) African pencil cedar, East African cedar (Juniperus procera)[2][3] Mexican white cedar, Mexican cedar (Cupressus lusitanica)[4] Synonym: mũthithinda See also (Cupressus sp.): mũkarakaba References Maundu, Patrick and Bo Tengnäs (eds.) (2005). Useful Trees and Shrubs for Kenya, p. 270. Nairobi, Kenya: World Agroforestry Centre—Eastern and Central Africa Regional Programme (ICRAF-ECA). →ISBN Accessed online 28 April 2018 via http://www.worldagroforestry.org/usefultrees “mũtarakwa” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 432. Oxford: Clarendon Press. Leakey, L. S. B. (1977). The Southern Kikuyu before 1903, v. III, p. 1300. London and New York: Academic Press. →ISBN Maundu & Tengnäs, op. cit., p. 184.
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