akabwa

Tooro

Etymology

From aka- (class 12 diminutive suffix) +‎ -bwa (“dog”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /akáβwa/
  • Rhymes: -áβwa
  • Hyphenation: a‧ka‧bwa

Noun

akabwa class 12 (plural obubwa class 14, augmentless kabwa, plural augmentless bubwa)

  1. Diminutive of embwa (“dog”): puppy
    Synonyms: ekisole, ensole

References
  • Rubongoya, L. T. (2013) Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro–Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro–Rutooro dictionary]‎, Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, page 161
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