mũrũrũe

Kikuyu
mũrũrũe
mũrũrũe

Alternative forms
  • mururue

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mòɾòɾòwɛ̀(ꜜ)/
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩberethi, mbogoro, and so on.

Noun

mũrũrũe class 3 (plural mĩrũrũe)

  1. forest pepper, Lopez root, wild orange tree (Toddalia asiatica); formerly its leaves and roots were used for treating feverish colds,[1] and recently leaf decoction for colds, asthma, chest pain and toothache[2]
    Synonym: mũrũrũ

See also
  • mũnderendu

References
  1. “mũrũrũe” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 421. 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. 11.
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