mũthithe
Kikuyu
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mũthithe
Alternative forms
- muthithi,[1] mũthithĩi[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mòðìðɛ́/
- 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
mũthithe class 3 (plural mĩthithe)
- African sandalwood (Osyris lanceolata, syn. O. abyssinica[3])
References
- Beentje, H.J. (1994) Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas, Nairobi, Kenya: National Museum of Kenya, →ISBN
- Leakey, L. S. B. (1977). The Southern Kikuyu before 1903, v. III, p. 1341. London and New York: Academic Press. →ISBN
- “mũthithe” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 518. Oxford: Clarendon Press.