Kikuyu edit

 
mũrũrũ (Flacourtia indica)
 
mũrũrũ (Flacourtia indica)
 
mũrũrũ (Toddalia asiatica)

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1 with a disyllabic stem, together with ndaka, and so on.

Noun edit

mũrũrũ class 3 (plural mĩrũrũ)

  1. ramontchi, governor's plum, Indian plum (Flacourtia indica);[1][2] fruit edible.[1]
  2. forest pepper, Lopez root, wild orange tree (Toddalia asiatica)[2]
    Synonym: mũrũrũe

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Beentje, H.J. (1994). Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas. Nairobi, Kenya: National Museum of Kenya. →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 rũrũ2” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 421. Oxford: Clarendon Press.