omusaija
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Tooro[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀cáijà. Cognate with Luganda omusajja (“man (adult male human)”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
omusaija class 1 (plural abasaija class 2, augmentless musaija, plural augmentless basaija)
- man (adult male human)
Coordinate terms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- ekisaija (“giant man, bad man; male animal; thumb”)
- akasaija (“small man”)
- obusaija (“manliness”)
- isaija (“arrogance, high self-esteem”)