ekintu
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Tooro[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀ntʊ̀, from Proto-Bantu *-ntʊ̀ (“some, any”). Cognate with Swahili kitu (“thing”), Kikuyu kĩndũ (“thing, property. livestock”) and Shona chinhu (“thing”). Doublet of omuntu (“person”), ahantu (“place”), and obuntu (“humanity”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ekintu class 7 (plural ebintu class 8, augmentless kintu, plural augmentless bintu)
Derived terms[edit]
- akantu (“small thing”)