mũbaũ

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Kikuyu[edit]

mĩbaũ

Pronunciation[edit]

This a is pronounced long.[1]
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.

Noun[edit]

mũbaũ class 3 (plural mĩbaũ)

  1. blue gum (Eucalyptus globulus)[1]

Related terms[edit]

(Nouns)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “mũbaũ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 26. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
  • Muiru, David N. (2007). Wĩrute Gĩgĩkũyũ: Marĩtwa ma Gĩgĩkũyũ Mataũrĩtwo Na Gĩthũngũ, pp. 11, 33.
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