oruju

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Tooro[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Rutara *oruǰwi, from Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀júɪ́dɪ́ (“hair”).

Noun[edit]

oruju class 11 (plural enju class 10, augmentless ruju, plural augmentless nju)

  1. strand of gray hair

Etymology 2[edit]

From oru- (class 11 augmentative noun prefix) +‎ -ju (“house”).

Noun[edit]

oruju class 11 (plural enju class 10, augmentless ruju, plural augmentless nju)

  1. Augmentative of enju (“house”): big house

References[edit]

  1. Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, pages 3 and 356
  2. Entry 1638 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
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