icani
التعريفات والمعاني
== Kikuyu ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Swahili majani (“leaves”).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ìɕáːnì(ꜜ)/
This a is pronounced long.
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 9 with a disyllabic stem, together with gĩcũhĩ, njũi, and so on.
=== Noun ===
icani class 5 (plural macani)
tea(-plant)
Synonym: gĩcani
(plural only) tea-leaves
==== See also ====
cai
=== References ===