ekihuka

Tooro

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀pʊ̀ká.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ekihúka/
  • Hyphenation: e‧ki‧hu‧ka

Noun

ekihuka class 7 (plural ebihuka class 8, augmentless kihuka, plural augmentless bihuka)

  1. insect

Usage notes

Chiefly used to refer to small insects, excluding grasshoppers or locusts.

References

  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007), A Rutooro Vocabulary‎[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 41
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