encu
Old Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeŋ.ɡu/
Adjective
encu
- masculine accusative plural of ennac
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| encu (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments) |
encu | n-encu |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Tooro
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ncúɪ́. Cognate with Swahili nswi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /éːnt͡ʃu/
- Rhymes: -éːnt͡ʃu
- Hyphenation: e‧ncu
Noun
encu class 9 (plural encu class 10, augmentless ncu, plural augmentless ncu)
- fish
- Synonyms: ensamaaki, eky'enyanja
References
- Kaji, Shigeki (2007), A Rutooro Vocabulary[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 50
- Entry 751 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3