mũhĩrĩgo

Kikuyu

Etymology

From a verb kũhĩrĩga.[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mòhèɾéɣɔ̀(ꜜ)/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a trisyllabic stem, together with kĩgokora, mbarĩki, thimiti, and so on.

(Kiambu)

(Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including gĩcũhĩ, gĩkorora, kĩgokora, mũceere, mũgathĩ, mũgogo (pl. mĩgogo), mũgoma, mũirĩtu, mbarĩki, ndagitari, ngirathi, njohero, njũi, rĩithori (pl. maithori), ũnyiinyi, and so on.[2]

Noun

mũhĩrĩgo class 3 (plural mĩhĩrĩgo)

plank used as circular external wall of a hut or internal dividing wall

Derived terms

(Proverbs)

mũhĩrĩga ti mũhĩrĩgo

References

“mũhĩrĩgo” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 158. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1981). "A Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns: A Study of Limuru Dialect." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 22, 75–123.

Muiru, David N. (2007). Wĩrute Gĩgĩkũyũ: Marĩtwa Ma Gĩgĩkũyũ Mataũrĩtwo Na Gĩthũngũ, pp. 12, 34.

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[1] “mũhĩrĩgo” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 158. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

[yy1981-2] Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1981). "A Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns: A Study of Limuru Dialect." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 22, 75–123.