mũrogi

See also: murogî

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mòɾɔ̀ɣìꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1 with a disyllabic stem, together with ndaka, and so on.

• (Kiambu)

• (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including cindano, huko, iburi, igego, igoti, ini (pl. mani), inooro, irigũ, irũa, iturubarĩ (pl. maturubarĩ), kĩbaata, kĩmũrĩ, kũgũrũ, mũciĩ, mũgeni, mũgũrũki, mũmbirarũ, mũndũ, mũri, mũthuuri, mwaki (“fire”), mwario (“way of speaking”), mbogoro, nda, ndaka, ndigiri, ngo, njagathi, njogu, nyondo (“breast(s)”), and so on.

Noun

mũrogi class 1 (plural arogi)

1. one who harms others by practising witchcraft or black magic; wizard, sorcerer

Derived terms

(Proverbs)

• ndũire nyiki ta mũrogi

Related terms

(Verbs)

• kũroga

(Nouns)

• ũrogi class 14

See also

• mũndũ mũgo

References

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

Anagrams

• mũgiro, mũrigo