ũũgĩ

Kikuyu

Alternative forms

• ũgĩ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /òòɣé/

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

ũũgĩ class 14 (plural maũũgĩ)

1. cleverness, wisdom

   Antonym: ũrimũ

2. knowledge
3. wit, intelligence, witticism
4. skill

Derived terms

(Proverbs)

• tiga gũkungia ũgĩ ũgĩ-inĩ
• ũgĩ ndũtongoragia ta ũrimũ
• ũũgĩ nĩ ũrĩanaga
• ũũgĩ ndwambaga
• ũũgĩ ũũgĩgũ
• ũũgĩ wa arũme ũtemanaga ta hiũ
• ũũgĩ wa mũndũ ũmwe ndũrĩmaga

Related terms

(Adjectives)

• -ũgĩ

References

• “ũũgĩ” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 549. Oxford: Clarendon Press.