rũathe
Kikuyu
 rũathe (Psydrax livida) |  rũathe (Psydrax livida) |
Alternative forms
- ruasi, ruathe[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɾoàðɛ̌/
- As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 2 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩgunyũ, njagĩ, kiugũ, and so on.
Noun
rũathe class 11 (plural njathe)
- Psydrax parviflora,[1] especially subsp. rubrocostata (syn. Canthium rubrocostatum[2]), tree of the madder family (Rubiaceae); yields timber.[1]
- Psydrax schimperiana subsp. schimperiana; yields hard wood and is used for building.[1]
- false turkey-berry, mottled-bark canthium (Psydrax livida); yields very hard wood.[1]
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. 1339. London and New York: Academic Press. →ISBN
- “rũathe” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 19. Oxford: Clarendon Press.