itama

Tooro

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ìtámà (“cheek”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iːtáma/, (augmentless) /itáma/
• Rhymes: -áma
• Hyphenation: i‧ta‧ma

Noun

itama class 5 (plural amatama class 6, augmentless itama, plural augmentless matama)

1. cheek

Derived terms

• entama

See also

• ikebe

References

• Kaji, Shigeki (2007), A Rutooro Vocabulary‎, Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 8
• Entry 2744 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3