enjubu

Tooro

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ngùbʊ́ (“hippopotamus”). Cognate with Kikuyu nguuũ, Rwanda-Rundi imvubú, Tsonga mpfuvu and Zulu ímvubú.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /end͡ʒúβu/
  • Rhymes: -úβu
  • Hyphenation: e‧nju‧bu

Noun

enjubu class 9 (plural enjubu class 10, augmentless njubu, plural augmentless njubu)

  1. hippopotamus, member of the genus Hippopotamus
    Synonym: ensere

References
  1. Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎, Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 30
  2. Rubongoya, L. T. (2013) Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro–Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro–Rutooro dictionary]‎, Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, page 284
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