omuti

See also: ọmuti

Herero

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀tɪ́.

Noun

omuti class 3 (plural omiti)

  1. tree

Luganda

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀tɪ́.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /omutî/

Noun

omuti (class II, plural emiti, base state muti, plural base state miti)

  1. tree, wood
  2. (figurative) sprout, bud (a young child)

References

Tooro

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀tɪ́.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /omúti/
  • Rhymes: -úti
  • Hyphenation: o‧mu‧ti

Noun

omuti class 3 (plural emiti class 4, augmentless muti, plural augmentless miti)

  1. tree, wood
  2. tree trunk

Derived terms

  • ekiti (stick, peg)
  • oruti (skewer)

References

  • Kaji, Shigeki (2007), A Rutooro Vocabulary[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 52