Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

luganda

/luːˈɡændə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables: lu-gan-da
IPA: /luːˈɡændə/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Bantu language spoken mostly in Uganda.

name

Luhansk, in particular the mostly unrecognised Luhansk People's Republic.

Derogatory; Humorous

Example Sentences

"Then it dawned on her. He did not know any Luganda. All along he had not understood a word she had said."
"A novel abusive word for a resident of Lugansk "Lugan-don/Lugansk-condom" can be explained as either an agglutination of the two words "Lugansk" + "condom" or as a reference to a mythological country "Luganda" whose name comprises component "Lugansk" and "Uganda"."

Etymology

Luganda Oluganda (“Luganda”)

Origin

Source language: Russian

Word Breakdown

Root: Луга́нськ, Луганск, Луга́нда

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Places.

Derived Forms

Lugandan

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Luganda terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Luganda terms Donbabwe

Synonyms

Ganda luganda language

Questions

How do you pronounce luganda?: The recorded pronunciation is /luːˈɡændə/.
What does luganda mean?: A Bantu language spoken mostly in Uganda.
Where does luganda come from?: It is traced to Russian.

How to pronounce luganda

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