omukungu

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Luganda

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Etymology

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Cognate with Juba Arabic mukunggu, Acholi o-mukuŋu, Bari mʊkʊŋʊ, Lugbara mukungu.

Noun

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òmùkûngu

  1. high-ranking chief
  2. provincial chief

References

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  • Snoxall, R. A. (1967) Luganda-English Dictionary - with an Introduction on the Tonal System, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 217