omusajja

Luganda

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀cáijà (“man”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /omusáɟːá/

Noun

omusajja (class I, plural abasajja, base state musajja, plural base state basajja)

1. man (as opposed to being a woman)

   Antonyms: omukazi, (lady) omukyala

See also

• omuntu (“man, as opposed to being an animal”)

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 223