ekigere

Luganda

Etymology

From an Eastern Sudanic language.

Noun

ekigere class 7

  1. foot

References
  • Schoenbrun, David (1993) “We Are What We Eat: Ancient Agriculture Between the Great Lakes”, in The Journal of African History, volume 4, number 1, pages 1–31

Tooro
ekigere

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Sog Eastern Sudanic *-gele. Cognate with Luganda ekigere (“foot”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ekiɡêɾe/
  • Rhymes: -êɾe
  • Hyphenation: e‧ki‧ge‧re

Noun

ekigere class 7 (plural ebigere class 8, augmentless kigere, plural augmentless bigere)

  1. (anatomy) foot
  2. footprint
  3. step, stride
  4. pedal (of a bicycle)

Derived terms
  • obugeregere (“athlete's foot”)

References
  1. Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎, Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, pages 17-18, 223, 256
  2. Schoenbrun, David (1993) “We Are What We Eat: Ancient Agriculture Between the Great Lakes”, in The Journal of African History, volume 4, number 1, pages 1–31
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