mũbarĩki

Kikuyu

mũbarĩki

Etymology

Hinde (1904) records mbariki as an equivalent of English castor-oil tree in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba mbaluku and Swahili mbarika as its equivalents.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mòβàɾékì(ꜜ)/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩgokora, mbarĩki, 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, mbarĩki, ndagitari, ngirathi, njohero, njũi, rĩithori (pl. maithori), ũnyiinyi, and so on.

Noun

mũbarĩki class 3 (plural mĩbarĩki)

1. castor oil plant (Ricinus communis)

   Synonym: mwarĩki

Meronyms

• mbarĩki

See also

• nyagĩkubu, thigithigi