embuzi

Luganda

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mbʊ́dì, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-búdi.

Noun

embuzi (class III, plural embuzi, base state mbuzi, plural base state mbuzi)

1. goat

References

• Snoxall, R. A. (1967), Luganda-English Dictionary - with an Introduction on the Tonal System, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 203
• Murphy, John D. (1972), Luganda-English Dictionary, United States: The Catholic University of America Press, →ISBN, page 333

Tooro

embuzi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mbʊ́dì, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-búdi. Cognate with Swahili mbuzi, Kikuyu mbũri and Sotho podi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /embúzi/
• Rhymes: -úzi
• Hyphenation: e‧mbu‧zi

Noun

embuzi class 9 (plural embuzi class 10, augmentless mbuzi, plural augmentless mbuzi)

1. goat, member of the genus Capra

   Hyponyms: empaya (“he-goat”), emburabuzi (“she-goat”)

References

• Kaji, Shigeki (2007), A Rutooro Vocabulary‎^[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 28