enyunyuuzi

Nyoro

Alternative forms

  • enyunyuzi (superseded)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *jɪ̀nɲéɲèdí (“star”).

Noun

enyunyuuzi class 9 (plural enyunyuuzi class 10, augmentless nyunyuuzi, plural augmentless nyunyuuzi)

  1. star

References

  • Henry Edward Maddox (1902), An Elementary Lunyoro Grammar‎[1], William Clowes and Sons, Limited, London and Beccles, page 113
  • Bible Society of Uganda, Ekitabu Ekirukwera N'Ebitabu Ebyeetwa Deturokanoniko/Apokurifa, 2008 - Mat 2:2, 7, 9, 10

Tooro

Alternative forms

  • enyunyuzi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *jɪ̀nɲéɲèdí (“star”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eɲuɲúːzi/
  • Rhymes: -úːzi
  • Hyphenation: e‧nyu‧nyuu‧zi

Noun

enyunyuuzi class 9 (plural enyunyuuzi class 10, augmentless nyunyuuzi, plural augmentless nyunyuuzi)

  1. star
  2. firefly

References

  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007), A Rutooro Vocabulary‎[2], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 43
  • Rubongoya, L. T. (2013), Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro–Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro–Rutooro dictionary]‎[3], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, page 307
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