mũhoko

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Kikuyu

mũhoko (Deinbollia kilimandscharica)

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Pronunciation

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 2 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩgunyũ, njagĩ, kiugũ, and so on.

Noun

mũhoko class 3 (plural mĩhoko)

  1. endod, African soapberry (Phytolacca dodecandra;[1][2][3][4] though very poisonous, parts of this plant were traditionally used for treating cattle sickness and as aperient for human being.[2][4]
  2. soap berry (Deinbollia kilimandscharica)[2][4]
    Synonym: mũcanga-mũrĩo

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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Beentje, H.J. (1994) Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas‎, Nairobi, Kenya: National Museum of Kenya, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 “mũhoko” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 161. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
  3. ^ 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". TANG 6(3): 10.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Leakey, L. S. B. (1977). The Southern Kikuyu before 1903, v. III, pp. 1334, 1341. London and New York: Academic Press. →ISBN
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