omukira

Tooro

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kɪ́dà (“tail”). Cognate with Nzadi okyá and Zulu úmsîla.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /omukíɾa/

Noun

omukira class 3 (plural emikira class 4, augmentless mukira, plural augmentless mikira)

  1. (anatomy) tail

References

  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 26
  • Rubongoya, L. T. (2013) Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro–Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro–Rutooro dictionary]‎[2], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, page 250
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