omurundi
Tooro
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Common Bantu *dʊ́ndɪ́ (“shin”).
Noun
editomurundi class 3 (plural emirundi class 4, augmentless murundi, plural augmentless mirundi)
- shin
- Synonym: akafumbarume (“ankle, shin”)
Etymology 2
editMost likely from Common Bantu *-dʊ̀nda (“to store up, to add to”).
Noun
editomurundi class 3 (plural emirundi class 4, augmentless murundi, plural augmentless mirundi)
- time (an instance or occurrence)
- omurundi gundi ― another time
- emirundi ikumi na mukaaga ― sixteen times
References
edit- Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, pages 18, 162
- Entry 4342 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
- Entry 1194 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3