omukama
Tooro edit
Etymology edit
From Common Bantu *mʊ̀káma (“chief, master”), from Proto-Bantu *káma (“squeeze, wring”). Doublet of -kama (“to milk”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
omukama class 1 (plural abakama class 2, augmentless mukama, plural augmentless bakama)
Derived terms edit
- mukama (“lord, owner, master”)
- nyinoomukama (“queen mother”)
- obukama (“kingdom, monarchy”)
- omukamakati (“queen”)
References edit
- Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 200
- Rubongoya, L. T. (2013) Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro–Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro–Rutooro dictionary][2], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, pages 32, 249, 305
- Entry 8234 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3