mũthengera
- cypress tree. Cypress tree. A type of coniferous evergreen tree valued for its wood, particularly mentioned in biblical contexts as construction material alongside cedar.
Example: Hiramu agĩkĩhe Suleimani mĩgogo ya mĩtarakwa, o na ya mĩthengera, o ta ĩrĩa yothe endete. (Solomon’s wisdom surpassed that of all the peoples of the East and all the wisdom of Egypt.); Kũu werũ-inĩ-rĩ, nĩkuo ngahanda mĩtarakwa, na mĩgaa, na mĩhandathi, o na mĩbarĩki; nakuo rũng’ũrĩ-inĩ ’hande mĩbinde na mĩthengera na mĩkarakaba ĩthombocanĩte, (In the wilderness I will plant the cedar,)