omufumu

Luganda

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *kúmú (“witchdoctor, medicine man”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /omufúmu/

Noun

omufumu (class I, plural abafumu, base state mufumu, plural base state bafumu)

  1. diviner
  2. magician
  3. doctor

References

  • Snoxall, R. A. (1967), Luganda-English Dictionary - with an Introduction on the Tonal System, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 211
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