kabyasi

Tooro

Etymology

Onomatopoeic origin, from the cry of an owl.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaβjáːsi/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧bya‧si

Noun

kabyasi class 9 (plural kabyasi class 10, augmentless kabyasi, plural augmentless kabyasi)

  1. owl
    Synonym: ehiihizi

References

  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007), A Rutooro Vocabulary‎[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 39
  • Rubongoya, L. T. (2013), Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro–Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro–Rutooro dictionary]‎[2], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, page 161
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