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embuzi

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Luganda

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *mbʊ́dì.

Noun

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embuzi (class III, plural embuzi, base state mbuzi, plural base state mbuzi)

  1. goat

Tooro

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embuzi

Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mbʊ́dì. Cognate with Swahili mbuzi, Kikuyu mbũri and Sotho podi.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /embúzi/
  • Rhymes: -úzi
  • Hyphenation: e‧mbu‧zi

Noun

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embuzi class 9 (plural embuzi class 10, augmentless mbuzi, plural augmentless mbuzi)

  1. goat, member of the genus Capra
    Hyponyms: empaya (he-goat), emburabuzi (she-goat)

References

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  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 28