ekifuba

Tooro

ekifuba

Etymology

From Proto-Rutara *ekifuβa, from Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀kúbà. Cognate with Swahili kifua, Shona chipfuva and Zulu ísifûba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ekifúβa/
• Rhymes: -úβa
• Hyphenation: e‧ki‧fu‧ba

Noun

ekifuba class 7 (plural ebifuba class 8, augmentless kifuba, plural augmentless bifuba)

1. (anatomy) chest
2. breast

   Synonym: ibeere

Derived terms

• igufa ly'ekifuba (“breastbone, sternum”)

References

• Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎^[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, pages 10–11