omurundi

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Tooro

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Common Bantu *dʊ́ndɪ́ (shin).

Noun

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omurundi class 3 (plural emirundi class 4, augmentless murundi, plural augmentless mirundi)

  1. shin
    Synonym: akafumbarume (ankle, shin)

Etymology 2

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Most likely from Common Bantu *-dʊ̀nda (to store up, to add to).

Noun

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omurundi class 3 (plural emirundi class 4, augmentless murundi, plural augmentless mirundi)

  1. time (an instance or occurrence)
    omurundi gundianother time
    emirundi ikumi na mukaagasixteen times

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, pages 18, 162
  2. Entry 4342 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
  3. Entry 1194 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3