emboro

Tooro

Etymology

From Common Bantu *dʊ̀bódó. Cognate with Swahili mboo, Chichewa mbólo and Zulu ū́bolo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /embôɾo/

Noun

emboro class 9 (plural emboro class 10, augmentless mboro, plural augmentless mboro)

  1. penis

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Derived terms

See also

  • igosi (scrotum; testicle)
  • emana (vagina)

References

  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 13