ekiganja

Tooro

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀gànjà. Cognate with Swahili kiganja, Chichewa dzanja (“hand”) and Zulu isándla.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ekiɡáːnd͡ʒa/, [eciɡáːnd͡ʒa]

Noun

ekiganja class 7 (plural ebiganja class 8, augmentless kiganja, plural augmentless biganja)

1. (anatomy) palm (of the hand)
2. sole of a cow hoof

Derived terms

• ekiganja ky'ekigere (“sole (of a foot)”)

See also

• engaro (“hand”)

References

• Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎^[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 15