okuguru

Tooro

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀gʊ̀dʊ̀ (“leg”). Cognate with Swahili mguu (“leg; foot”), Lingala lokolo (“leg; foot; wheel; tire”) and Rwanda-Rundi ukuguru (“leg”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /okuɡúɾu/

Noun

okuguru class 15 (plural amaguru class 6, augmentless kuguru, plural augmentless maguru)

1. (anatomy) leg

   Synonyms: ekirumbu (“thigh, leg (of animals)”), akalenge (“thin leg”)

References

1. Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎^[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 18
2. Rubongoya, L. T. (2013) Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro–Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro–Rutooro dictionary]‎^[2], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, pages 167, 196, 208, 524