omukungu

Luganda

Etymology

Cognate with Juba Arabic mukunggu, Acholi o-mukuŋu, Bari mʊkʊŋʊ, Lugbara mukungu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /omukûːnɡú/

Noun

omukungu (class I, plural abakungu, base state mukungu, plural base state bakungu)

  1. high-ranking chief
  2. provincial chief

References

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