ibabi

Rwanda-Rundi

Noun

ibabi class 5 (plural amababi class 6)

  1. leaf
    Synonym: ikibabi

Tooro

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *(kɪ̀)bàbɪ̀.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iːβáβi/, (augmentless) /iβáβi/
  • Rhymes: -áβi
  • Hyphenation: i‧ba‧bi

Noun

ibabi class 5 (plural amababi class 6, augmentless ibabi, plural augmentless mababi)

  1. leaf
    Near-synonym: ekikoora (“dry tree leaf”)

Derived terms

  • orubabi (“plantain leaf”)

References

  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007), A Rutooro Vocabulary‎[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 53
  • Rubongoya, L. T. (2013), Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro–Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro–Rutooro dictionary]‎[2], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, page 130
  • Entry 8793 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
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