mathagu
- wings. Wings. The paired appendages of birds or other flying creatures used for flight; metaphorically used for extremities or swiftness.
Example: Ingĩoyana na mathagu ma ũtheri gũgĩkĩa, (If I take the wings of dawn Take the wings of dawn : go to the extremities of the east. Beyond the sea : uttermost bounds of the west; the sea is the Mediterranean.); Ndĩrakiuga atĩrĩ, Na arĩ korũo ndĩ na mathagu ta ndutura! (Fear and trembling overwhelm me;)