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Luganda¹

  • /luːˈɡændə/
  • /luːˈɡɑːndə/

Where it comes from

Luganda Oluganda (“Luganda”)

proper noun

  1. A Bantu language spoken mostly in Uganda. Then it dawned on her. He did not know any Luganda. All along he had not understood a word she had said.

    Similar: Ganda

Luganda²

  • /luːˈɡændə/
  • /luːˈɡɑːndə/

Where it comes from

Portmanteau of Ukrainian Луга́нськ (Luhánsʹk) or Russian Луганск (Lugansk) + Uganda. Alternatively borrowed directly from either Russian Луга́нда (Lugánda) or Ukrainian Луга́нда (Luhánda).

proper noun

  1. Internet, derogatory, humorous Luhansk, in particular the mostly unrecognised Luhansk People's Republic. 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".

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name language

日本語ガンダ語
中文盧干達語 /卢干达语
KiswahiliKiganda
Portuguêsluganda
DeutschLuganda
Русскийлуганда luganda

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MLA

"Luganda." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/luganda. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Luganda. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/luganda

Chicago

"Luganda." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/luganda.

BibTeX
@misc{luganda_2026,
  title = {Luganda},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/luganda},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}