okwezi

Tooro

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀jédì.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /okwéːzi/
  • Rhymes: -éːzi
  • Hyphenation: o‧kwe‧zi

Noun

okwezi class 15 (plural ameezi class 6, augmentless kwezi, plural augmentless meezi)

  1. (uncountable) moon
  2. (countable) month
    Synonym: omwezi

References

  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007), A Rutooro Vocabulary[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 139
  • Rubongoya, L. T. (2013), Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro–Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro–Rutooro dictionary]‎[2], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, page 213