mũtũma
Kikuyu
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mòtóːmǎꜜ/
- The first ũ of the stem is pronounced long.[1]
- As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 8 with a disyllabic stem, together with matũũra, thani, kiuga, and so on.
- (Kiambu)
- (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, as mũtũũma, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including buubu, gĩthitũ, itũũra (pl. matũũra), kĩratũ, mũbira, mwera,nyanya (“tomato”), thani, thimbũ, and so on.[2]
Noun
mũtũma class 3 (plural mĩtũma)
- rifle[1]
- shot-gun[1]
Related terms
(Nouns)
- ndũ(ũ)ma class 9/10
- itũma class 5
See also
- mũcinga
Etymology 2
mũtũma
Alternative forms
- mutoma,[3] mũtoma,[1] mũtũũma[4]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mòtòːmà(ꜜ)/
- The first ũ of the stem is pronounced long.[1]
- As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1 with a disyllabic stem, together with ndaka, and so on.
Noun
mũtũma class 3 (plural mĩtũma)
- Schrebera alata, tree of the family Oleaceae
References
- “mũtũma” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 478. 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.
- 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. 1332. London and New York: Academic Press. →ISBN