mũtomoko
Kikuyu
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mũtomoko
Etymology
Borrowed from Swahili mtomoko (“custard apple”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mòtɔ̀ːmɔ́kɔ̀(ꜜ)/
- The first o is pronounced long.[1]
- As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩgokora, mbarĩki, thimiti, and so on.
Noun
mũtomoko class 3 (plural mĩtomoko)
- cherimoya tree (Annona cherimola)[2]
Hyponyms
- (leaf) itomoko
References
- “mũtomoko” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, pp. 457–8. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- 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. 5. TANG 6(3).