embwa

Kabwa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mbʊ́à.

Noun

embwa (plural egimbwa)

1. dog

References

• Philipo, Nyamisana Hamis, Walker, John B. (2016) "Kabwa - Swahili - English Dictionary."‎^[1], SIL International

Luganda

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mbʊ́à.

Noun

embwa (class III, plural embwa, base state mbwa, plural base state mbwa)

1. dog

Tooro

embwa

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mbʊ́à. Cognate with Rwanda-Rundi imbwá, Tswana ntša and Zulu înjá.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /éːmbwa/
• Rhymes: -éːmbwa
• Hyphenation: e‧mbwa

Noun

embwa class 9 (plural embwa class 10, augmentless mbwa, plural augmentless mbwa)

1. dog, member of the family Canidae

   Hyponyms: empairimi (“male dog”), embwakati (“female dog”), ekisole (“puppy”), ensole (“puppy”)

Derived terms

• embwakati (“female dog”)
• akabwa (“small dog; puppy”)

See also

• entuuke (metaphoric name of dogs)

References

1. Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎^[2], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 29
2. Rubongoya, L. T. (2013) Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro–Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro–Rutooro dictionary]‎^[3], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, page 231