okuguru

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Tooro

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀gʊ̀dʊ̀ (leg). Cognate with Swahili mguu (leg; foot), Lingala lokolo (leg; foot; wheel; tire) and Rwanda-Rundi ukuguru (leg).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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okuguru class 15 (plural amaguru class 6, augmentless kuguru, plural augmentless maguru)

  1. (anatomy) leg
    Synonyms: ekirumbu (thigh, leg (of animals)), akalenge (thin leg)

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 18
  2. Rubongoya, L. T. (2013) Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro–Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro–Rutooro dictionary]‎[2], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, pages 167, 196, 208, 524