enjubu

Tooro

enjubu

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^[1], 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]‎^[2], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, page 284