embwakati

Tooro

embwakati

Etymology

From embwa (“dog”) +‎ -kati (feminine suffix). Cognate with Rwanda-Rundi imbwâkazi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /embwaˑkáti/
• Rhymes: -áti
• Hyphenation: e‧mbwa‧ka‧ti

Noun

embwakati class 9 (plural embwakati class 10, augmentless mbwakati, plural augmentless mbwakati)

1. female dog, bitch

   Antonym: empairimi (“male dog”)

   Hypernym: embwa

References

1. Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎^[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 29
2. Rubongoya, L. T. (2013) Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro–Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro–Rutooro dictionary]‎^[2], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, page 231