akabwa

Tooro

akabwa

Etymology

From aka- (class 12 diminutive suffix) +‎ -bwa (“dog”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akáβwa/
• Rhymes: -áβwa
• Hyphenation: a‧ka‧bwa

Noun

akabwa class 12 (plural obubwa class 14, augmentless kabwa, plural augmentless bubwa)

1. diminutive of embwa (“dog”): puppy

   Synonyms: ekisole, ensole

References

• Rubongoya, L. T. (2013) Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro–Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro–Rutooro dictionary]‎^[1], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, page 161