enjoka

Kabwa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *njókà.

Noun

enjoka (plural eginjoka)

  1. snake

References

  • Philipo, Nyamisana Hamis; Walker, John B. (2016), "Kabwa - Swahili - English Dictionary."‎[1], SIL International

Tooro

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *njókà. Cognate with Rwanda-Rundi inzóka and Swahili nyoka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /end͡ʒóka/
  • Rhymes: -óka
  • Hyphenation: e‧njo‧ka

Noun

enjoka class 9 (plural enjoka class 10, augmentless njoka, plural augmentless njoka)

  1. snake, serpent
  2. intestinal worm, helminth

Derived terms

  • ekijoka (“dragon”)

References

  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007), A Rutooro Vocabulary‎[2], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, pages 41, 48
  • Rubongoya, L. T. (2013), Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro–Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro–Rutooro dictionary]‎[3], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, page 283
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