embogo

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word embogo. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word embogo, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say embogo in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word embogo you have here. The definition of the word embogo will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofembogo, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Ikizu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mbògó.

Noun

embogo (plural zembogo)

  1. buffalo

References

  • Walker, John B. (2017) Ikizu-Sizaki - Swahili - English Dictionary., SIL International

Tooro

embogo

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mbògó (buffalo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /embóɡo/
  • Rhymes: -óɡo
  • Hyphenation: e‧mbo‧go

Noun

embogo class 9 (plural embogo class 10, augmentless mbogo, plural augmentless mbogo)

  1. buffalo, member of the subtribe Bubalina

References

  1. Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary, Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 30
  2. Rubongoya, L. T. (2013) Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro–Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro–Rutooro dictionary]‎, Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, page 230