e- (li/ma) mesh of a net; link (in a chain), mu kkowe lino, in this regard, in this respect.
e-: kukuba kuleka mu kkubiro, to beat severely, cf. ^kuba.
e- (li/ma) road; street; path; way; fig. method, way. cf. akakubo.
e- (li/ma) kind of 1 arge owl.
e- (formerly ekkufuli) (n/n) [Sto., Ar.] lock; padlock.
e- (li/ma) hip; thigh; thigh bone. cf. ekikugunyu, olukugunyu.
e- no plur. (li/ma) dust, residue of crushed grass, kulonda bwoya mu kkukuuzi, to be occupied in an extremely difficult task, lit. pick up little hairs from the dust. cf. olukukuuzi.
e- (1 i/ma) something very precious/ valuable/rare. For meanings of the plural see ^amakula.
e- (li/ma) swelling, bulge; knot (in a tree); tumor.
e- (li/ma) elephant-snout fish, Gnathonemus longibarbis. See ekisuma.
e- numer. (li/ma) ten. with the -a of rel. tenth, ekitabo eky'ekkumi, the tenth book. Ekkumi terikyawa omu. (prov.) Ten do not hate one. No one is hated by everybody. cf. -kumi.
e- (1 i/ma) navel, umbilicus, ekkundi lya kibulira, hollow navel, cf. omukundi, nnamukundi.
adj. expert, accomplished, outstanding, omuzinnyi kkungwa, a great dancer, omulimba kkungwa, an inveterate liar.
e- (li/ma) young boar, young hog; fig. child, kid.
nzikuse) v.i. & tr. be satisfied/sated/full (esp. with reference to food and drink), kukkuta bijanjaalo, colloq. to be pregnant, kukkuta muntu, to be disgusted/fed up with a person, kukkuta kintu, to be disgusted with something; to understand something clearly.
e- (li/ma or n/n) jute bag, jute sack. cf. akakutiya.
e- (li/ma) passage, corridor; large stripe. ,cf. akakuubo, ekikuubo, olukuubo.
adj. huge, enormous; tremendous; magnificent, grand, unparalleled, omwoleso gw'obusuubuzi kkuulaamalungi, a gigantic trade exhibition, olukwe kkuulaamalungi, a monstrous plot, enjala kkuulaamalungi, a horrible famine. Okubuulira kwabadde kkuulaamalungi. The sermon was magnificent, cf. kuula, -lungi.
e- (ekkwiiri in Buddu): kusimba kkuuli, to tackle/trip (in soccer).
e- (li/n) area in the upper part of the back, kufunya makuumi, to be proud, act important.
e- (li/ma) ekkuumiro ly'ebisolo, game preserve, cf. kuuma.
in a hurry; briefly; without stopping. Twabayitako kkuutwe. We passed by them quickly without stopping.
the world of the dead, kuggya kkuzimu, to rescue from dire straits; to save from death/ great illness, cf. omuzimu.
e- (li/ma) high grasses which block the road in the rainy season.
e- (1 i/ma) [Sw.] fish eagle.
e- see ekkuuli.
e- also ekleziya, ekkereziya (n/n) [from Lat. ecclesia] a Roman Catholic church, eklezia enkulu, cathedral. The initial e- is sometimes treated as part of the word, sometimes as the l.V. (initial vowel J. The spelling klezia is in violation of the rules of the orthography but is in common use.
okugoya; (massage) okukunya.
e'vviivi; k.cap, enso.
okufukamira; k. upright, okufukamira amatiitiiri.
empale.
akambe, ekiso, eggya.
okuluka; k. one's brows, okwetippa.
ekitolima, ensunduba.
v., okukoona, okukuba; (announce oneself) okweyanjula; k. out, okutirimbula; k. up against, okuguuna, okutomera.
ekifunvu.
n., ekifundikwa; k. in wood, enkovu, ekifunvuba, e ssunduba, eki tuttwa.
v., okufundikira, okutugga; k. cloth on shoulders, okusumika.
get to, okumanya, okutegeera; for know use perf. tense of v., e.g I k.,mmanyi, ntegedde; become known, okwatuka, okwatiikirira.
amagezi, okumanya, okutegeera.
well, manyifu, atiikirivu.
ennyingo y'engalo.
thereupon, ko ye nti..., then he said... (between two substantives) and, in addition. Abasajja babiri ko n'abakazi basatu batti- bwa. Two men and three women were killed.
put together; concoct (a story), v.i. act together/in concert.
snap at someone.
arch, at one draft.
cf. -kodo, obukodo, omukodo.
mother's brother. cf. obukojja.
the floor, the body); clean away, sweep away. Mukoka yakoka ebisasiro byonna. The pools of rainwater swept away all the trash, cf. mukoka.
do to a high degree (used in association with a previous verb. Often rendered in English by very much or a similar adverbial phrase.) Yeebaza n'akokkwa. He expressed very profuse thanks.
scrape off. c /. kolokota.
cooperate. cf. -kole, -kolerere, -kozi, ekikolwa, ekkolero, omukoza, omukozesa, omukozi, enkola, enkolagana, lenkolwa.
candle, etc.); ignite, okukoleeza emboozi, to strike up a conversation, okukoleeza emmotoka, to start an automobile.
etc.; act for, do for the benefit of; do a disservice to, spoil things for.
at wholesale prices, with the -a of rel. wholesale, emiwendo egya kolijja, wholesale prices. contr. lejjalejja.
utter curses.
mix up, blend; stir.
okukolola be kkejenge, to cough all night.
arrange in a line.
elongate; stretch out; lay at full length.
kolebwa (-koleddwa) v.i. pass, be done/made, etc. Abalwadde balabika oku- kolwako eddagala lino. The sick people seem to be favorably affected by this medicine.
stop, come to an end, go as far as, reach. Wakoma wa? How far did you get/go? Awo we nkomye. That is all. That is all I have to say (said after recounting an event or story). Nkomye. I have had enough (said when declining an additional portion of food). Yakoma. She has stopped bearing children, kukoma awo, to stop, let matters rest. Erinnya Kayaga lyakomanga ku bawala bokka. The name Kayaga was restricted to girls. Note the additional meanings 0/koma with the enclitics.
return. Komawo! Come back here!
have a close brush with death.
omukomago, omukomazi.