mũtĩ-mũirũ

Kikuyu

Alternative forms

Etymology

Literal meaning is “black tree”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mòtě moìɾóꜜ/
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 2 with a monosyllabic stem.
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.

Noun

mũtĩ-mũirũ class 3 (plural mĩtĩ-mũirũ)

  1. Galiniera saxifraga (syn. G. coffeoides[1][3]);[2] shrub or tree of the family Rubiaceae
    Synonyms: mũgicũ, mũhige, mũhuha, mukondwe ([1]), mukomakoma ([2]), muthigitha ([2])
  2. shrub or tree species of the genus Turraea (Meliaceae)
    1. Turraea holstii[1][2]
    Synonym: mũrundu
    1. Turraea abyssinica[3]
    Synonym: mũrundu

References
  1. Dale, Ivan R., Greenway, P. J. (1961) Kenya Trees and Shrubs‎, Nairobi: Buchanan's Kenya Estates and Hatchards, pages 274, 439
  2. Beentje, H.J. (1994) Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas‎, Nairobi, Kenya: National Museum of Kenya, →ISBN
  3. “mũtĩ-mũirũ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 454. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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