v.tr. caus. cause to stagger.
v.i. shake; tremble: vacillate.
(-tooye) more often toowala (-toowadde) v.i. be or become small; be or act humble/ insignificant; act like a child.
sway, oscillate. Emmeeme entengee- tera. I feel sick at my stomach. I feel upset/worried.
make an effort, work hard, struggle.
motorcycle); shoot up (of young grass, plants ).
bother. cf. -tengezzi, kitengejja.
v.tr. expose; isolate; leave alone/solitary. Ennaku zintengese. I am in great sorrow. I am under great stress.
v.i. become renowned/ famous; become publicized/well-known.
v.i. be turned upside down.
search thoroughly; investigate thoroughly.
v.i. tremble; tremble with fear; be fearful.
appear; bob up (from under water).
v.tr. drench; soak; make wet (of rain).
v.i. be gluttonous; be greedy; be voracious.
v.i. conv. 2 be or become disentangled/unraveled.
v.i. balance oneself; stand without moving; stand without supporting oneself (of a child learning to walk).
v.tr. appl. be greedy for; lust after; have a great desire for.
= foreg.
v.i. appear/develop prematurely; occur earlier than normal. Envi zaamutuuba. His hair became gray prematurely. Ekirevu kyamutuuba. He developed a beard prematurely.
v.i. be dejected/ disconsolate; mope around disconsolately. cf. akatuubagiro.
v.i. work hard; struggle; strive; be zealous; take pains.
v.i. be on the verge of tears.
v.i. become warm.
v.i. be enraptured/captivated; rarely become terrified.
suffice; be correct; fit, suit. Waddanga erinnya lye lyamutuuka. The name Waddanga suited him. Ebibuuzo byonna yabituuka. He got all the questions right. Mukasa si munafu kutuuka awo. Mukasa is not that lazy/weak. Yatuuka n'agamba nti.... He even, said that... Nteekwa okubawayiza ebyantuukako. I should tell you about the things that happened to me. Awo olwatuuka nga... Once upon a time... bwe gutuuka awo ne gunyuma, that is where things get (the story gets) interesting.
v.i. settle down/reside in a place for a long time; become a mutaka (q.v.).
v.i. & tr. be disobedient (to); refuse to comply (with).
difficulty, hardship.
v.tr. caus. Olwalengera maama we ng'ajja ng'obuluulu atakiza be wu-wu-wu-wu-wu. When she saw her mother coming she let out a great whoop.
ii.a. ubuvuuaauy izibwa, 10 carry out one's responsibility, okutuukiriza pulani, to execute a plan.
okutuusa omulimu, to do/ finish a job well/properly. Nnatuusibwa mu ddwaliro. I was taken to the hospital. Njagala okutuusa okusiima kwange eri... I wish to express my appreciation to... Otuusizza okuzimba? Are you ready to build? Have you gotten to the point where you have decided to build? Olituusa wa okwerabiranga? How long are you going to keep forgetting?
v.tr. caus. cause to scratch; scratch with/using. Baamutakuza emisinde. They caused him to take to his heels. They pursued him at a great speed.
glisten, shine.
charge, okutala ejjoba, to shave the head except for one tuft of hair.
v.tr. caus. hasten.
etc. cf. -tuufu, -tuukirivu, obutuufu, omutuukirivu, entuuko, nnaatuukirira.
nonsense, matters of no consequence, trifles.
v.tr. cause to despair; make falter; dismay; disappoint.
lit. his drums have sounded.
dwell; convene (of a meeting), kutuula ntitibbwa, to sit/stay in one place without budging, kutuula ntende or mirembe, to be doing well, be getting along comfortably, kutuula ama- tiitiiri, to kneel and sit on the heels; to be uneasy/anxious/on tenterhooks, kutuula kitebe, to stay in one place without going away, kutuula mu nsonga, to sit down together and give a matter careful consideration. kutuula ku zintengese, to live in mortal fear, kutuula aweesiifu, to live in happiness and peace, kutuulawo, to menstruate. Omukazi Omuyima antuulidde ku kisaabo. The woman of the Bahima has put a hex on me, i.e., I am jinxed/unlucky, ab'ennimi ezitatuula, very gabby people, lit. with tongues which do not sit. Omuwala atudde gumuli wamu. The girl is calm/contented/unworried (gu- implies mwoyo, heart, i.e., her heart is in one place).
see tereka.
His eyes are bloodshot. He is drunk.
be balanced; settle down (in a chair, to one's work); be peaceful/calm, regain one's composure; get straightened out; be corrected. Tukwate mpola byonna bijja kutereera. Let's take things easy, everything will be straightened out. ku- tereera bubya, to sit like a dish, i.e., to sit doing nothing, sit like a bump on a log.
v.i. appl. 2 sit around waiting.
v.tr. caus. cause to rust.
put in good condition, kutereeza muntu, to lie to a person.
v.i. run; scuttle along for some distance.
cf. matalisi, omutalisi.
v.tr. save (for future use); spare; preserve.
(n/n) [Eng.] ton.
v.tr. disgust; sicken.
buses, etc. cf. bboyi.
send over.
v.tr. appl. 2 caus. economize on; be stingy/frugal/parsimonious with.
there is/are not. cf. -li (under ba).
damage; rum, hurt.
v.i. slip; stumble; trip; lose one's balance.
v.tr. recip. caus. cause to become disgusted with each other.
spill. Yanterudde omutima. He gave me cause for anxiety. cf. leruka, tenduka.
v.i. neut. be a cause of disgust; be easy to be disgusted with. Tatamika. He is not a person one would dislike/be disgusted with.
(-terunkanye) also teruukana v.i.
v.tr. appl. take the trouble in/for; work for the sake of.
make things troublesome for. cf. tebunkana.
v.i. burn.
okutuyira olw'obu- sungu, to burst with rage.