engamiya
Appearance
Tooro
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Swahili ngamia (“camel”), from Arabic جَمَل (jamal, “camel”), from Proto-West Semitic *gamal- (“camel”). Cognate with Rwanda-Rundi ingamiya (“camel”). Doublet of engamira (“camel”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]engamiya class 9 (plural engamiya class 10, augmentless ngamiya, plural augmentless ngamiya)
- camel, member of the genus Camelus
- Synonym: engamira
- 2008, Ekitabu Ekirukwera N'Ebitabu Ebyeetwa Deturokanoniko/Apokurifa [Bible in Runyoro/Rutooro Interconfessional Translation], Bible Society of Uganda, Okubanza 24:20:
- Aho, amaizi agakaba gali omu nsoha yagaseesa omu bwato, ahonaaho yagaruka ha iziba, yayesera engamiya ze zoona kuhika obu zahaagire.
- So she quickly emptied her jar into the trough, ran back to the well to draw more water, and drew enough for all his camels.”
- (rare) horse, member of the species Equus ferus
- Synonym: embaraasi
References
[edit]- Rubongoya, L. T. (2013) Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro–Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro–Rutooro dictionary][1], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, page 456
- Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary[2], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 29
Categories:
- Tooro terms borrowed from Swahili
- Tooro terms derived from Swahili
- Tooro terms derived from Arabic
- Tooro terms derived from Proto-West Semitic
- Tooro doublets
- Tooro terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Tooro/îja
- Rhymes:Tooro/îja/4 syllables
- Tooro lemmas
- Tooro nouns
- Tooro class 9 nouns
- Tooro terms with quotations
- Tooro terms with rare senses
- ttj:Camelids
- ttj:Horses