embeba

Nyole (Uganda)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *jɪ̀mbèbà (“rat”).

Noun

embeba class 9 (plural embeba)

  1. black rat (Rattus rattus)

References

  • Diprose, Martin; Musimami, Sylvester N. M. (2012), Lunyole–English Dictionary‎[1], SIL International

Portuguese

Verb

embeba

  1. inflection of embeber:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Verb

embeba

  1. inflection of embeber:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Tooro

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mbèbà.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /embéβa/
  • Rhymes: -éβa
  • Hyphenation: e‧mbe‧ba

Noun

embeba class 9 (plural embeba class 10, augmentless mbeba, plural augmentless mbeba)

  1. rat (Rattus)

Derived terms

  • embeba y'omukono (“biceps”)

References

  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007), A Rutooro Vocabulary‎[2], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 33
  • Rubongoya, L. T. (2013), Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro–Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro–Rutooro dictionary]‎[3], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, page 229
  • Entry 117 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
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