omuleju

Tooro

Etymology

From omu- (class 3 noun prefix) +‎ -leju (“beard”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /omuléd͡ʒu/

Noun

omuleju class 3 (plural emireju class 4, augmentless muleju, plural augmentless mireju)

1. beard
2. moustache

Usage notes

The plural form, emireju, can also mean "nosebleed".

References

• Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎^[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 8