muunjuga

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Kikuyu

muunjuga (Rotheca myricoides)
muunjuga (Ruttya fruticosa)

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muùᶮd͡ʑùɣà(ꜜ)/
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩberethi, mbogoro, and so on.

Noun

muunjuga class 3 (plural miunjuga)

  1. (blue) butterfly bush (Rotheca myricoides, syn. Clerodendrum myricoides[2][1])
    Synonym: muunjuga-iria
  2. jammy mouth (Ruttya fruticosa)[1][2]
    Synonym: muunjuga-iria

(Verbs)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Beentje, H.J. (1994). Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas. Nairobi, Kenya: National Museum of Kenya. →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 “muunjuga” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 546. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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