mũgendi

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mòɣɛ̀ⁿdìꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Armstrong (1940) classifies this term into moondo class which includes mũndũ, huko, igego, igoti, inooro, irigũ, irũa, kĩbaata, kĩmũrĩ, kũgũrũ, mũciĩ, mũgeni, mũri, mwaki (“fire”), ndaka, ndigiri, njagathi, njogu, Mũrĩmi (“man's name”), etc. Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1 with a disyllabic stem, together with ndaka, and so on.

Noun

mũgendi class 1 (plural agendi)

1. traveller

   Synonym: mũthii

Derived terms

(Proverbs)

• njĩra ndĩraga mũgendi hurũka
• riũa rĩtietagĩrĩra mũgendi

Related terms

(Nouns)

• rũgendo class 11
• ng'enda class 9/10

See also

• mũgeni

References

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