mũthandũkũ

Kikuyu

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mòðàⁿdókóꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 9 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩng'aurũ, mbahaca, mwarimũ, and so on.

Noun

mũthandũkũ class 3 (plural mĩthandũkũ)

1. black wattle, especially

See also

• mũgaa

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mòðàⁿdókóꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 9 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩng'aurũ, mbahaca, mwarimũ, and so on.

• (Kiambu)

• (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including biribiri, cibũ (“chief”), gĩkabũ (pl. ikabũ), gĩtara, ithanwa, ithandũkũ, kĩng'aurũ, mũthigari, mũthũ, mwatũka, mbũkũ, ndigithũ, njata, rũbutu (pl. mbutu), thaburia, and so on.

Noun

mũthandũkũ class 3

1. chicken pox

   Hypernym: mũrimũ