mũhĩa

See also: muhia

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mòheǎ/, /mòhèá/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 2.

• (Kiambu)

• (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including gĩkwa (pl. ikwa), ithangũ (pl. mathangũ), kiugũ, kĩboko, kĩgunyũ, kĩnya, kĩroboto, kĩrũũmi, mbogo, mũcinga, mũgate, mũhaka, mũrangi, mũrũthi, ndaraca, ndirica, njohi, nyũmba, thĩ, and so on.

Noun

mũhĩa class 3 (plural mĩhĩa)

1. sorghum, Kaffir corn, dhurra (Sorghum bicolor)

Related terms

(Nouns)

• kĩhĩa class 7

• kĩhĩa kĩa mũcaĩ

• kamũhĩa class 12

References

• “mũhĩa” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 154. Oxford: Clarendon Press.