mũkũyũ

Kikuyu

mũkũyũ (Ficus sycomorus)

mũkũyũ (Ficus sur)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mòkòjóꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.

(Kiambu)

(Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including bũrũri (pl. mabũrũri), ikara, ikinya, itimũ, kanitha (pl. makanitha), kiugo, kĩhaato, maguta, mũgeka, mũkonyo, mũrata, mwana, mbembe, mbũri, nyaga, riitho, riũa, rũrĩmĩ (pl. nĩmĩ), ũhoro (pl. mohoro), and so on.[1]

Noun

mũkũyũ class 3 (plural mĩkũyũ)

certain species of the genus Ficus.
1. sycamore (F. sycomorus)[2][3]
2. Cape fig (F. sur)[4]

Related terms

(Nouns)

ngũyũ class 9/10

See also

mũgumo, mũũmbũ

References

Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1981). "A Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns: A Study of Limuru Dialect." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 22, 75–123.
“mũkũyũ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 249. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Dharani, Najma (2002). Field Guide to Common Trees & Shrubs of East Africa, p. 112. Cape Town: Struik Publishers. Rep. 2005. →ISBN
Dharani, op. cit., p. 111.

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