omuwala

Luganda

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀pàdà (“girl”). Cognate with Nyankole omuhara (“(his) daughter”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /omuwála/

Noun

omuwala (class I, plural abawala, base state muwala, plural base state bawala)

  1. girl
    Coordinate terms: (gender) omulenzi, (age) omukazi

References

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