mũkoigwa

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Kikuyu

mũkoigwa

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mòkɔ̀ìɣwà(ꜜ)/
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1.

Noun

mũkoigwa class 3 (plural mĩkoigwa)

  1. tassel-berry (Antidesma venosum)[2]
    Synonym: mũkondwe

References

  1. ^ Maundu, Patrick M., Grace W. Ngugi and Christine H. S. Kabuye (1999). Traditional Food Plants of Kenya. KENRIK, National Museum of Kenya, Nairobi.
  2. ^ koigwa” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 226. Oxford: Clarendon Press.