irũngo

n. · class 6

1. (of bamboo, etc.) joint, section, internode; rio nĩ marũngo have pains in the joints; oha marũngo-marũngo tie up tobacco leaf into a tight roll with loops at regular intervals; 2. rank, status; ũcio ti wa ĩrũngo riu the fellow is not of that grade; ũrũngo morũngo [moorũngo] n. joint; karũngo tũ- n. dim.; nyakarũngo, nyatũrũngo n. cl. 9 or 12/13 forest plant characterized by jointed stems with a long space between the joints