izooba

Tooro

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ìjʊ́bà.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iːzóːβa/, (augmentless) /izóːβa/
  • Rhymes: -óːβa
  • Hyphenation: i‧zoo‧ba

Noun

izooba class 5 (plural amazooba class 6, augmentless izooba, plural augmentless mazooba)

  1. (uncountable) sun
  2. (countable, rare) day (24-hour period)
    Synonym: ekiro

References

  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007), A Rutooro Vocabulary‎[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 138
  • Rubongoya, L. T. (2013), Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro–Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro–Rutooro dictionary]‎[2], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, page 145
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