omuwala

Luganda

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀pàdà (“girl”). Cognate with Nyankole omuhara (“(his) daughter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /omuwála/

Noun

omuwala (class I, plural abawala, base state muwala, plural base state bawala)

1. girl

   Coordinate terms: (sex) omulenzi, (age) omukazi

References

• J. D., Chesswas (1967), The Essentials of Luganda, 4th edition, Nairobi: Oxford University Press, page 16
• Snoxall, R. A. (1967), Luganda-English Dictionary - with an Introduction on the Tonal System, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 229
• Entry 8972 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3