mwarĩki

Kikuyu
mwarĩki (Ricinus communis)

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /moàɾékì(ꜜ)/
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

mwarĩki class 3 (plural mĩarĩki)

  1. castor oil plant (Ricinus communis)[1][2]
    Synonym: mũbarĩki

Meronyms

References
  1. Beentje, H.J. (1994). Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas. Nairobi, Kenya: National Museum of Kenya. →ISBN
  2. “mũbarĩki” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 25. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Meru
mwarĩki (Ricinus communis)

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

mwarĩki

  1. castor oil plant (Ricinus communis)[1]

Meronyms

References
  1. Beentje, H.J. (1994). Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas. Nairobi, Kenya: National Museum of Kenya. →ISBN
  2. Taitumu, Bernard (2014). "Kimeru Word-Formation Processes: An Onomasiological Approach", p. 63.
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