ekigere

Luganda

Etymology

From an extinct Sog-Eastern Sudanic language. Compare with Proto-Kir-Abbaian *k'eeL (foot).

Noun

ekigere (class IV, plural ebigere, base state kigere, plural base state bigere)

  1. (anatomy) foot
  2. (of an animal) paw
  3. footprint
  4. footstep

References

  • Snoxall, R. A. (1967) Luganda-English Dictionary - with an Introduction on the Tonal System, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 131
  • Murphy, John D. (1972) Luganda-English Dictionary, United States: The Catholic University of America Press, →ISBN, page 186
  • Schoenbrun, David (1993) “We Are What We Eat: Ancient Agriculture Between the Great Lakes”, in The Journal of African History, volume 4, number 1, pages 1–31

Tooro

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Sog Eastern Sudanic *-gele. Cognate with Luganda ekigere (“foot”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ekiɡêɾe/
  • Rhymes: -êɾe
  • Hyphenation: e‧ki‧ge‧re

Noun

ekigere class 7 (plural ebigere class 8, augmentless kigere, plural augmentless bigere)

  1. (anatomy) foot
  2. footprint
  3. step, stride
  4. pedal (of a bicycle)

Derived terms

  • obugeregere (“athlete's foot”)

References

  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, pages 17-18, 223, 256
  • Schoenbrun, David (1993) “We Are What We Eat: Ancient Agriculture Between the Great Lakes”, in The Journal of African History, volume 4, number 1, pages 1–31
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