ikunũ

== Kikuyu == === Etymology === Hinde (1904) records ikunu (pl. makunu) as an equivalent of English mushroom in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba ekunnu as its equivalent. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ìkùnó/ As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 4 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩng'ang'i, ngũkũ, kĩeha, and so on. (Kiambu) (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including hiti, icembe, igoko (pl. magoko), ihĩtia (pl. mahĩtia), itumbĩ (pl. matumbĩ), kĩeha, kĩng'ang'i, mũhikania, mũhũmũ, mũkanda, mbica, nduka, ngingo, ngũkũ, rũthanju, tombo, and so on. === Noun === ikunũ class 5 (plural makunũ) mushroom ==== Related terms ==== (Verbs) gũkunũka === References ===