omuzinga

Tooro

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dìngà.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /omuzíːŋɡa/
  • Hyphenation: o‧mu‧zi‧nga

Noun

omuzinga class 3 (plural emizinga class 4, augmentless muzinga, plural augmentless mizinga)

  1. hive, beehive
  2. cannon

References

  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007), A Rutooro Vocabulary[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 43
  • Rubongoya, L. T. (2013), Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro–Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro–Rutooro dictionary]‎[2], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, page 266