mbarĩki

Kikuyu

mbarĩki

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ᵐbàɾékì(ꜜ)/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩgokora, thimiti, and so on.

(Kiambu)

(Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including gĩcũhĩ, gĩkorora, kĩgokora, mũceere, mũgathĩ, mũgogo (pl. mĩgogo), mũgoma, mũirĩtu, ndagitari, ngirathi, njohero, njũi, rĩithori (pl. maithori), ũnyiinyi, and so on.[1]

Noun

mbarĩki class 9/10 (plural mbarĩki)

castor bean[2]
castor oil;[3] Kikuyu people use it for treating minor wounds and protecting skin, etc.

Synonyms

(castor oil): maguta ma mbarĩki

Holonyms

(castor bean): mũbarĩki, mwarĩki

References

Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1981). "A Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns: A Study of Limuru Dialect." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 22, 75–123.
“mbarĩki” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 25. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Kikuyu Language online: phonology (retrieved 10th January 2016)

Meru

FWOTD – 25 February 2016

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mbareki/[1]

Noun

mbarĩki

castor bean[1]

Holonyms

mwarĩki

References

Taitumu, Bernard (2014). "Kimeru Word-Formation Processes: An Onomasiological Approach", p. 63.

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