omukira

Tooro

omukira gw'embwa

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀kɪ́dà (“tail”). Cognate with Nzadi okyá and Zulu úmsîla.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /omukíɾa/

Noun

omukira class 3 (plural emikira class 4, augmentless mukira, plural augmentless mikira)

1. (anatomy) tail

References

1. Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎^[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 26
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 250