mũita-thũa

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Kikuyu

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mũita-thũa

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Derived from gũita (to strangle).[3]

Pronunciation

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(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

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ita-thũa class 3 (plural mĩita-thũa)

  1. orange-milk tree (Harungana madagascariensis);[1][3][2] contains red sap and wood used for building material.[3]

References

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  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 ita-thũa” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 191. Oxford: Clarendon Press.