ekigere

Luganda

Etymology

From an Eastern Sudanic language.

Noun

ekigere (class IV, plural ebigere, base state kigere, plural base state bigere)

1. foot

References

• Schoenbrun, David (1993) “We Are What We Eat: Ancient Agriculture Between the Great Lakes”, in The Journal of African History, volume 4, number 1, pages 1–31

Tooro

ekigere

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Sog Eastern Sudanic *-gele. Cognate with Luganda ekigere (“foot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ekiɡêɾe/
• Rhymes: -êɾe
• Hyphenation: e‧ki‧ge‧re

Noun

ekigere class 7 (plural ebigere class 8, augmentless kigere, plural augmentless bigere)

1. (anatomy) foot
2. footprint
3. step, stride
4. pedal (of a bicycle)

Derived terms

• obugeregere (“athlete's foot”)

References

1. Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎^[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, pages 17-18, 223, 256
2. Schoenbrun, David (1993) “We Are What We Eat: Ancient Agriculture Between the Great Lakes”, in The Journal of African History, volume 4, number 1, pages 1–31