omurundi
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Tooro[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Common Bantu *dʊ́ndɪ́ (“shin”).
Noun[edit]
omurundi class 3 (plural emirundi class 4, augmentless murundi, plural augmentless mirundi)
- shin
- Synonym: akafumbarume (“ankle, shin”)
Etymology 2[edit]
Most likely from Common Bantu *-dʊ̀nda (“to store up, to add to”).
Noun[edit]
omurundi class 3 (plural emirundi class 4, augmentless murundi, plural augmentless mirundi)
- time (an instance or occurrence)
- omurundi gundi ― another time
- emirundi ikumi na mukaaga ― sixteen times
References[edit]
- Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, pages 18, 162
- Entry 4342 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
- Entry 1194 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3