omukungu

Luganda

Etymology

Cognate with Juba Arabic mukunggu, Acholi o-mukuŋu, Bari mʊkʊŋʊ, Lugbara mukungu.

Noun

òmùkûngu

1. high-ranking chief
2. provincial chief

References

• Snoxall, R. A. (1967) Luganda-English Dictionary - with an Introduction on the Tonal System, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 217