omulenzi

Luganda

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀dèngì (“young person”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /omuléːnzí/

Noun

omulenzi (class I, plural abalenzi, base state mulenzi, plural base state balenzi)

1. boy

   Coordinate terms: (gender) omuwala, (age) omusajja

References

• The Essentials of Luganda, J. D. Chesswas, 4th edition. Oxford University Press: Nairobi. 1967, p. 15.
• Snoxall, R. A. (1967) Luganda-English Dictionary - with an Introduction on the Tonal System, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 219
• Entry 7672 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3