okutu

Tooro

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀tʊ́ì. Cognate with Ikizu ʉkʉtwɨ and Kikuyu gũtũ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /okútu/

Noun

okutu class 15 (plural amatu class 6, augmentless kutu, plural augmentless matu)

  1. ear

References

  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 5

Yoruba

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ò.kù.tù/

Noun

òkùtù

  1. tree stump
    Synonym: kùkùté
    òkùtù ọ̀pẹ̀ ò lásà òòyìThe stump of the palm tree is no longer indebted to the wind (verse from an Ekiti oral poem)