mũkorombothi

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Kikuyu[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /mòkɔ̀ɾɔ̀ᵐbɔ̀ðì(ꜜ)/
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1 with a tetrasyllabic stem.

Noun[edit]

mũkorombothi class 3 (plural mĩkorombothi)

  1. Afrocrania volkensii, a timber-tree of the family Cornaceae[1][2]
    Synonym: mũcemeki

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Beentje, H.J. (1994). Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas. Nairobi, Kenya: National Museum of Kenya. →ISBN
  2. ^ korombothi” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 232. Oxford: Clarendon Press.