Wiktionary

embuzi

Luganda edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Bantu *mbʊ́dì.

Noun edit

embuzi

  1. goat

Tooro edit

 
embuzi

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mbʊ́dì. Cognate with Swahili mbuzi, Kikuyu mbũri and Sotho podi.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /embúzi/
  • Rhymes: -úzi
  • Hyphenation: e‧mbu‧zi

Noun edit

embuzi class 9 (plural embuzi class 10, augmentless mbuzi, plural augmentless mbuzi)

  1. goat, member of the genus Capra
    Hyponyms: empaya (“he-goat”), emburabuzi (“she-goat”)

References edit

  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 28
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