enkwaha

Tooro

Alternative forms
  • amankwaha
  • amankwahi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *nkʊ́ápà or Proto-Bantu *nkápʊ̀à. Cognate with Rwanda-Rundi ukwâha, Chichewa khwapá and Zulu ī́khwaphá.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /eŋkwáːha/

Noun

enkwaha class 9 (plural enkwaha class 10, augmentless nkwaha, plural augmentless nkwaha)

  1. armpit

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