mbarĩki

Kikuyu

mbarĩki

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /^mbàɾékì(ꜜ)/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩgokora, thimiti, and so on.

(Kiambu)

(Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including gĩcũhĩ, gĩkorora, kĩgokora, mũceere, mũgathĩ, mũgogo (pl. mĩgogo), mũgoma, mũirĩtu, ndagitari, ngirathi, njohero, njũi, rĩithori (pl. maithori), ũnyiinyi, and so on.^[1]

Noun

mbarĩki class 9/10 (plural mbarĩki)

castor bean
castor oil^[2]; Kikuyu people use it for treating minor wounds and protecting skin etc.

Synonyms

(castor oil): maguta ma mbarĩki

Related terms

(Nouns)

mũbarĩki, mwarĩki

References

↑ Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1981). "A Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns: A Study of Limuru Dialect." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 22, 75–123.
↑ Kikuyu Language online: phonology (retrieved 10th January 2016)

Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Meru

FWOTD – 25 February 2016

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mbareki/^[1]

Noun

mbarĩki

castor bean^[1]

Related terms

(Nouns)

Mw-arĩki

References

1 2 Taitumu Bernard, Kimeru Word-Formation Process: An Onomasiological Approach, p. 63. (retrieved 10th January 2016)

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