omumiro

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Tooro

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀mìdò (throat; gullet), equivalent to omu- (class 3 noun prefix) +‎ -mir- (to swallow) +‎ -o (forms instrumental nouns).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /omumíɾo/
  • Rhymes: -íɾo
  • Hyphenation: o‧mu‧mi‧ro

Noun

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omumiro class 3 (plural emimiro class 4, augmentless mumiro, plural augmentless mimiro)

  1. throat
  2. gullet, esophagus

Derived terms

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References

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  1. Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 9
  2. Entry 2187 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3