mũrũrũe
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Kikuyu
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Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩberethi, mbogoro, and so on.
Noun
mũrũrũe class 3 (plural mĩrũrũe)
- forest pepper, Lopez root, wild orange tree (Toddalia asiatica); formerly its leaves and roots were used for treating feverish colds,[1] and recently leaf decoction for colds, asthma, chest pain and toothache[2]
- Synonym: mũrũrũ
See also
References
- ^ “mũrũrũe” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 421. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- ^ 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. 11.