ekiganja

Tooro

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀gànjà. Cognate with Swahili kiganja, Chichewa dzanja (“hand”) and Zulu isándla.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ekiɡáːnd͡ʒa/, [eciɡáːnd͡ʒa]

Noun

ekiganja class 7 (plural ebiganja class 8, augmentless kiganja, plural augmentless biganja)

  1. (anatomy) palm (of the hand)
  2. sole of a cow hoof

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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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