okutu

Tooro

okutu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀tʊ́ì. Cognate with Ikizu ʉkʉtwɨ and Kikuyu gũtũ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /okútu/

Noun

okutu class 15 (plural amatu class 6, augmentless kutu, plural augmentless matu)

1. ear

References

• Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎^[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 5

Yoruba

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ò.kù.tù/

Noun

òkùtù

1. tree stump

   Synonym: kùkùté

   òkùtù ọ̀pẹ̀ ò lásà òòyì ― The stump of the palm tree is no longer indebted to the wind (verse from an Ekiti oral poem)