mahũngũ

n. · class 6

1. hooves. Hooves. The hard covering on the feet of certain animals such as cattle, pigs, goats; used in biblical dietary laws to distinguish clean from unclean animals.

Example: Hĩndĩ ĩo mahũngũ ma mbarathi makĩrumĩa thĩ (Then the hoofs of the horses hammered,); Na mbũkũ, nĩ ũndũ o na harĩa ĩcokagia ithagumia, mahũngũ mayo matirekanĩtie; ĩo ĩrĩ mũgiro harĩ inyuĩ. (the hare, which indeed chews the cud, but does not have hoofs and is therefore unclean for you;)