oruju

Tooro

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /oɾúd͡ʒu/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Rutara *oruǰwi, from Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀júɪ́dɪ́ (“hair”).

Noun

oruju class 11 (plural enju class 10, augmentless ruju, plural augmentless nju)

  1. strand of gray hair

Etymology 2

From oru- (class 11 augmentative noun prefix) +‎ -ju (“house”).

Noun

oruju class 11 (plural enju class 10, augmentless ruju, plural augmentless nju)

  1. augmentative of enju (“house”): big house

References

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