omusajja

Luganda

Etymology

From Common Bantu *mʊ̀cáijà (“man”), from an extinct Tale South Cushitic language. Ultimately from Proto-South Cushitic *sayg- (“mature young man”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /omusáɟːá/

Noun

omusajja (class I, plural abasajja, base state musajja, plural base state basajja)

  1. man (as opposed to being a woman)
    Coordinate terms: (gender) omukazi, (age) omulenzi

See also

  • omuntu (“man, as opposed to being an animal”)

References

  • J. D., Chesswas (1967) The Essentials of Luganda, 4th edition, Nairobi: Oxford University Press, page 15
  • Snoxall, R. A. (1967) Luganda-English Dictionary - with an Introduction on the Tonal System, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 223
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