kĩĩrũma

Kikuyu

kĩĩrũma (Aloe lateritia)

Alternative forms

kiiruma,[1] kĩĩruma[2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /keeɾoma/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 13 with a trisyllabic stem. It is, however, uncertain.

Noun

kĩĩrũma class 7 (plural ciĩrũma)

aloe,[3] especially Aloe lateritia[2][1]

See also

mũgwanũgũ, thukũrũi

References

Quattrocchi, Umberto (2012). CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. Boca Raton and London and New York: CRC Press, p. 191. →ISBN
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).
“kĩĩrũma” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 201. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

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