njugu mawe

Swahili

Alternative forms

Etymology

From njugu +‎ mawe.

Noun

njugu mawe class IX (plural njugu mawe class X)

  1. hard groundnut
  2. Bambara groundnut

Hypernyms

References

  • Ngugi, G.W. (1997) “Kenya”, in Heller, J., Begemann, F., Mushonga, J., editors, Bambara groundnut, Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.‎[1], Rome: International Plant Genetic Resources Institut, →ISBN, page 37 of 33-44: “It is thus possible that the Swahili name for bambara groundnut was later changed to describe its characteristics (‘njugu mawe’: ‘njugu’ meaning hard, ‘mawe’ meaning stone), and to distinguish it from the now adopted plant of similar characteristics – peanut (‘njugu karanga’).”
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