omusaija

Tooro

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀cáijà. Cognate with Luganda omusajja (“man (adult male human)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /omusáí̯d͡ʒa/, [omuséí̯d͡ʒa]

Noun

omusaija class 1 (plural abasaija class 2, augmentless musaija, plural augmentless basaija)

1. man (adult male human)

Coordinate terms

• (gender): omukazi (“woman”)
• (age): omwojo (“boy”)

Derived terms

• ekisaija (“giant man, bad man; male animal; thumb”)
• akasaija (“small man”)
• obusaija (“manliness”)
• isaija (“arrogance, high self-esteem”)

References

• Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎^[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 171