mũcũthi

See also: mũcuthĩ and mũcũthĩ

Kikuyu

Alternative forms

• muchosi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mò(t)ɕòðì(ꜜ)/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1 with a disyllabic stem, together with ndaka, and so on.

• (Kiambu)

• (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including cindano, huko, iburi, igego, igoti, ini (pl. mani), inooro, irigũ, irũa, iturubarĩ (pl. maturubarĩ), kĩbaata, kĩmũrĩ, kũgũrũ, mũciĩ, mũgeni, mũgũrũki, mũmbirarũ, mũndũ, mũri, mũthuuri, mwaki (“fire”), mwario (“way of speaking”), mbogoro, nda, ndaka, ndigiri, ngo, njagathi, njogu, nyondo (“breast(s)”), and so on.

Noun

mũcũthi class 3 (plural mĩcũthi)

1. gravy, broth
2. (syn. ); according to Leakey (1977), it was used for making tonic soup.

   Synonym: kari

See also

• (gravy, broth): gĩtoero, thathi, thubu