ekifuba

Luganda

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀kúbà.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ecifúba/

Noun

ekifuba (class IV, plural ebifuba, base state kifuba, plural base state bifuba)

  1. chest, bosom
  2. stroke (in swimming)

References

  • Snoxall, R. A. (1967), Luganda-English Dictionary - with an Introduction on the Tonal System, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 131

Tooro

Etymology

From Proto-Rutara *ekifuβa, from Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀kúbà. Cognate with Swahili kifua, Shona chipfuva and Zulu ísifûba.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ekifúβa/
  • Rhymes: -úβa
  • Hyphenation: e‧ki‧fu‧ba

Noun

ekifuba class 7 (plural ebifuba class 8, augmentless kifuba, plural augmentless bifuba)

  1. (anatomy) chest
  2. breast
    Synonym: ibeere

Derived terms

  • igufa ly'ekifuba (“breastbone, sternum”)

References

  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007), A Rutooro Vocabulary‎[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, pages 10–11
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