mũigaigua

Kikuyu

Alternative forms

muigaigua, mwigaigwa[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /moiɣaiɣua/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 8.

Noun

mũigaigua class 3 (plural mĩigaigua)

shrub or tree of the genus Oncoba; branches with axillary spines.[1]
1. Oncoba routledgei[1][2]
2. snuff-box tree, fried egg tree (Oncoba spinosa)[1]

Synonyms

(Oncoba routledgei): mwage, mũhũri
(snuff-box tree): kiage,[1] mũhũri, rũhũri[3]

Related terms

(Nouns)

mũigua class 3

References

Beentje, H.J. (1994). Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas. Nairobi, Kenya: National Museum of Kenya. →ISBN
“mũigaigua” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 182. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Leakey, L. S. B. (1977). The Southern Kikuyu before 1903, v. III, p. 1322. London and New York: Academic Press. →ISBN

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