mũita-thũa

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Kikuyu

mũita-thũa

Alternative forms

Etymology

Derived from gũita (“to strangle”).

Pronunciation

(mũita) As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1 with a disyllabic stem, together with ndaka, and so on.
(thũa) As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 4.

Noun

mũita-thũa class 3 (plural mĩita-thũa)

  1. orange-milk tree (Harungana madagascariensis); contains red sap and wood used for building material.

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 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. 8. TANG 6(3).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 “mũita-thũa” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 191. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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