mũbaũ

Kikuyu

mĩbaũ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mòβàːóꜜ/

This a is pronounced long.

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

mũbaũ class 3 (plural mĩbaũ)

1. blue gum (Eucalyptus globulus)

Related terms

(Nouns)

• kĩbaũ class 7
• rũbaũ class 11

See also

• mũringamu

References

• Muiru, David N. (2007). Wĩrute Gĩgĩkũyũ: Marĩtwa ma Gĩgĩkũyũ Mataũrĩtwo Na Gĩthũngũ, pp. 11, 33.