mũtomoko

Kikuyu

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).

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[tgb-1] “mũtomoko” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, pp. 457–8. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

[lnk2016-2] 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).