ekintu

== Kabwa == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀ntʊ̀. === Noun === ekintu class 7 (plural ebhintu) thing, object vessel, container === References === Philipo, Nyamisana Hamis; Walker, John B. (2016), "Kabwa - Swahili - English Dictionary."‎[1], SIL International == Tooro == === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀ntʊ̀, from Proto-Bantu *-ntʊ̀ (“some, any”). Cognate with Swahili kitu (“thing”), Kikuyu kĩndũ (“thing, property. livestock”) and Shona chinhu (“thing”). Doublet of omuntu (“person”), ahantu (“place”), and obuntu (“humanity”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ekíːntu/, [ecíːntu] === Noun === ekintu class 7 (plural ebintu class 8, augmentless kintu, plural augmentless bintu) thing, object something Haliyo ekintu. ― There is something there. ==== Derived terms ==== akantu (“small thing”) === References === Kaji, Shigeki (2007), A Rutooro Vocabulary‎[2], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, pages 94-95, 436