omusaija

Tooro

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀cáijà. Cognate with Luganda omusajja (“man (adult male human)”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /omusáí̯d͡ʒa/, [omuséí̯d͡ʒa]

Noun

omusaija class 1 (plural abasaija class 2, augmentless musaija, plural augmentless basaija)

man (adult male human)

Coordinate terms

(gender): omukazi (“woman”)
(age): omwojo (“boy”)

Derived terms

ekisaija (“giant man, bad man; male animal; thumb”)
akasaija (“small man”)
obusaija (“manliness”)
isaija (“arrogance, high self-esteem”)

References

Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎, Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 171

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