mũtomoko

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Kikuyu

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mũtomoko

Etymology

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Borrowed from Swahili mtomoko (custard apple).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mòtɔ̀ːmɔ́kɔ̀(ꜜ)/
The first o is pronounced long.[1]
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩgokora, mbarĩki, thimiti, and so on.

Noun

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mũtomoko class 3 (plural mĩtomoko)

  1. cherimoya tree (Annona cherimola)[2]

Hyponyms

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 tomoko” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, pp. 457–8. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
  2. ^ Kamau, Loice Njeri et al. (2016). "Ethnobotanical survey and threats to medicinal plants traditionally used for the management of human diseases in Nyeri County, Kenya", p. 5. TANG 6(3).