ekyuma

Luganda

FWOTD – 6 January 2013

Etymology

A wanderwort ultimately from Swahili chuma (“iron”), from Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀jʊ́mà.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ecûːmá/

Noun

ekyuma (class IV, plural ebyuma, base state kyuma, plural base state byuma)

  1. iron
  2. any object made of iron, ironware

References

  • J. D., Chesswas (1967) The Essentials of Luganda, 4th edition, Nairobi: Oxford University Press, page 79
  • Snoxall, R. A. (1967) Luganda-English Dictionary - with an Introduction on the Tonal System, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 168
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