ekihoiholya

Tooro

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ekihoi̯hólja/
  • Hyphenation: e‧ki‧hoi‧ho‧lya

Noun

ekihoiholya class 7 (plural ebihoiholya class 8, augmentless kihoiholya, plural augmentless bihoiholya)

  1. butterfly
  2. moth

References

  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007), A Rutooro Vocabulary[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 43
  • Rubongoya, L. T. (2013), Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro–Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro–Rutooro dictionary]‎[2], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, page 184