mũcũrĩ

See also: Mucuri

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mòɕòɾéꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.

• (Kiambu)

• (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including bũrũri (pl. mabũrũri), ikara, ikinya, itimũ, kanitha (pl. makanitha), kiugo, kĩhaato, maguta, mũgeka, mũkonyo, mũrata, mwana, mbembe, mbũri, nyaga, riitho, riũa, rũrĩmĩ (pl. nĩmĩ), ũhoro (pl. mohoro), and so on.

Noun

mũcũrĩ class 3 (plural mĩcũrĩ)

1. neck of a calabash cut in a half, used as a handle

Holonyms

• kĩnya

Related terms

(Nouns)

• gĩcũrĩ class 7