nyuunya
التعريفات والمعاني
== Tooro ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Common Bantu *-nyʊʊnia.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ɲúːɲa/
=== Verb ===
-nyuunya (infinitive okunyuunya) (transitive)
(on fruits and sweet things) to suck
Coordinate terms: -onka (“to suckle”), -nuguna (“to suckle (of puppies)”)
==== Conjugation ====
==== Derived terms ====
Verbal derivations:
Passive: -nyuunywa
=== References ===
Kaji, Shigeki (2007), A Rutooro Vocabulary[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 247
Rubongoya, L. T. (2013), Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro–Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro–Rutooro dictionary][2], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, page 307
Entry 4725 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3