ekinono

Tooro

ekinono ky'engamiya

Etymology

Inherited from Common Bantu *kɪ̀nòòno (“ankle; paw”), variant of Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀nʊ̀è (“finger; toe”) (*-nʊ̀è > *-nò > *-nòò > *-nòòno).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ekinóno/

Noun

ekinono class 7 (plural ebinono class 8, augmentless kinono, plural augmentless binono)

1. (anatomy) hoof

   Synonyms: enkangaasi, ekirenge

References

1. Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎^[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 26
2. Entry 7045 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3