oruhu

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Tooro

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Proto-Central Sudanic *-pu (skin). Cognate with Rwanda-Rundi uruhú.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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oruhu class 11 (plural empu class 10, augmentless ruhu, plural augmentless mpu)

  1. skin (of animals), hide
    Synonym: omuguta (animal skin; fresh cow skin when slaughtered; uncured skin; corpse of a monarch)
    Coordinate terms: omubiri (human skin; body; substance; luck), orususu (human skin; flake of human skin)

See also

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  • omuguta (fresh cow skin when slaughtered; corpse of a king)

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 21
  2. Schoenbrun, David (1993) “We Are What We Eat: Ancient Agriculture Between the Great Lakes”, in The Journal of African History, volume 4, number 1, pages 1–31