mũkarakaba

Kikuyu

mĩkarakaba

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mokaɾakaβa/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 14 with a tetrasyllabic stem.

Noun

mũkarakaba class 3 (plural mĩkarakaba)

cypress,[1] especially Monterey cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa)[2]

See also

mũtarakwa, mũthithinda

References

Muiru, David N. (2007). Wĩrute Gĩgĩkũyũ: Marĩtwa ma Gĩgĩkũyũ Mataũrĩtwo Na Gĩthũngũ, pp. 11, 33.
“mũkarakaba” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 210. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

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