Kikuyu

Noun

mbarĩki ‎(plural mbarĩki)

1. castor bean
2. castor oil^[1]; Kikuyu people use it for treating minor wounds and protecting skin etc.

Synonyms

(castor oil):

• maguta ma mbarĩki

Related terms

(Nouns)

• mũbarĩki, mwarĩki

See also

• (castor bean): nyagĩkubu, thigithigi

References

1. ↑ Kikuyu Language online: phonology (retrieved 10th January 2016)

• Benson, T. G. (1964) English-Kikuyu Dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Meru

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mbareki/^[1]

Noun

mbarĩki

1. castor bean^[1]

Related terms

(Nouns)

• Mw-arĩki

References

1. 1 2 Taitumu Bernard, Kimeru Word-Formation Process: An Onomasiological Approach, p. 63. (retrieved 10th January 2016)