eggaali
Luganda
Etymology
Borrowed from Swahili gari, from Hindi गाड़ी (gāṛī, “cart, car”)/Urdu گاڑی (gāṛī) or Persian گاری (gâri, “cart”).
Noun
eggaali (class III, plural eggaali, base state ggaali, plural base state ggaali) or (rare) eggaali (class V, plural amagaali, base state ggaali, plural base state magaali)
References
- Snoxall, R. A. (1967), Luganda-English Dictionary - with an Introduction on the Tonal System, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 89
- Murphy, John D. (1972), Luganda-English Dictionary, United States: The Catholic University of America Press, →ISBN, page 96