enkwaha

Tooro

Alternative forms

• amankwaha
• amankwahi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *nkʊ́ápà or Proto-Bantu *nkápʊ̀à. Cognate with Rwanda-Rundi ukwâha, Chichewa khwapá and Zulu ī́khwaphá.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eŋkwáːha/

Noun

enkwaha class 9 (plural enkwaha class 10, augmentless nkwaha, plural augmentless nkwaha)

1. armpit

References

• Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎^[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 15